Mr Shihab is the Founder Shareholder as well as the Managing Director of Seagull Group. He has a long standing career spanning almost forty years during which he has held esteemed positions in government such as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament among others. Mr Shihab has also made countless contributions to the private sector as Board Member of several influential committees. He was recently elected as Vice Chairperson of Maldives Association of Tourism Industry.