Hannibal Sehested (16 November 1842 – 19 September 1924) was a Danish landowner and Council President from 27 April 1900 to 24 July 1901 as the leader of the Cabinet of Sehested.

He was the last Danish Council President appointed by the king without support from the Danish Parliament before Denmark switched to a parliamentary system and the secret ballot.

[1] Sehested was born at Gudme on the island of Funen, Denmark.

He was the son of Niels Frederik Bernhard Sehested and his wife Charlotte Christine Linde.

He became a student at Herlufsholm School in 1860 and graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1869.