Background
Habeeb, Habeeba Hussain was born on September 9, 1930 in Male, Republic of Maldives. Daughter of Hussain Habeeb and Shahima Shamsuddin.
Habeeb, Habeeba Hussain was born on September 9, 1930 in Male, Republic of Maldives. Daughter of Hussain Habeeb and Shahima Shamsuddin.
Graduate High School Urdu Medium, Osmania, Hyderabad, India, 1948. Graduate High School English Medium, Holy Family Convent, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1952.
Assistant principal, Government Service, Male, Maldives, 1956-1962; secretary, Prime Minister' General’ s Office, Male, 1962-1967; secretary, Foreign Affairs, Male, 1968-1970; secretary, Transportation Department Government Service, Male, 1974-1978; secretary, Aid Department Ministry of Justice Government Service, Male, 1974-1975; librarian, National Library, Male, 1978-1986; deputy director, National Library, Male, 1986-1990; director, 1990-1995; director general, since 1995.
Member National Center for Linguistic and History Research (advisory member).
Married Abdulla Zubair, May 18, 1923. Children: Ibrahim, Shafeea, Shahida.