Ibrahim Shihab | |
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އިބްރާހިމް ޝިހާބު | |
 Official portrait, c. 1980 | |
| Speaker of the People's Majlis | |
| In office 11 November 1982 – 15 January 1988 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Ahmed Shathir |
| Succeeded by | Abdulla Hameed |
| Attorney General (Maldives) | |
| In office 11 November 1968 – 8 March 1975 | |
| President | Ibrahim Nasir |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Hussain |
| In office 3 August 1959 – 11 November 1968 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| Preceded by | Adnan Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1922 |
| Died | January 15, 1988 (aged 65) |
| Parent | Husain Salahuddin |
Ibrahim Shihab (10 October 1922 – 15 January 1988), was an influential Maldivian writer, poet, essayist and statesman. He was the son of scholar Husain Salahuddin. Husain Salahuddin was a famous Maldivian poet and also served as the Maldivian Chief Justice.
Ibrahim Shihab is considered one of the most prolific writers of Maldivian literature at a time named 'Era of Crawling' (Dhivehi: ޅަފަތުގެ ދައުރު, romanized: Lhafathuge Dhauru).[citation needed]