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| Habeeba Hussain Habeeb | |
|---|---|
 Habeeb in 2011 | |
| Born | 9 September 1930 Malé, Maldives |
| Died | 21 November 2022 (aged 92) Malé, Maldives |
| Issue | 3 |
| Dynasty | Huraa |
| Father | Hussain Habeeb |
| Mother | Princess Shaheema Shamsuddin |
| Occupation | Writer • librarian |
Habeeba Hussain Habeeb, ODRDD (Dhivehi: ޙަބީބާ ޙުސައިން ޙަބީބު; 9 September 1930 – 21 November 2022) was an Maldivian writer, author, librarian and member of the Maldivian royal family, as the granddaughter of King Muhammad Shamsuddeen III.
Born into the royal family during the reign of her grandfather King Shamsuddeen III, Habeeb graduated from the Usmaniyya High School in India. She serviced to the government of the Maldives for a half-century, where she worked most at the National Library of Maldives from 1978 until her resignation due to old age in 2018.
For her services to the nation, Habeeb has been awarded the 25th Independence award in 1990,[1] special presidential award in 1981,[2] National Award of Honour in Dhivehi literature in 2007,[3] and Order of the Dignified Rule of Dhiyamigili Dynasty in 2011.[4]
- ^ "އަންނަބީލާ ޙަބީބާ ޙުސައިން ޙަބީބު - މިނިވަން 25 ގެ ޢާންމު ޚިދުމަތުގެ އިނާމު - 1990" [Independent 25th Public Service Award - 1990]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "އަންނަބީލާ ޙަބީބާ ޙުސައިން ހަބީބު - ޢާންމުޚިދުމަތުގެ އިނާމު - ހިތްވަރު - 1981 - The President's Office" [Public Service Award - Courage - 1981]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "ޢާންމުޚިދުމަތުގެ އިނާމު - ޝަރަފު - 2007" [Public Service Award - Honors - 2007]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "ދިވެހި ދައުލަތުގެ ޢިއްޒަތް - 2011" [Dhvehi State Honors - 2011]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 2025-01-06.