Hussain Shameem (Dhivehi: ހުސެއިން ޝަމީމު) is a Maldivian lawyer who served as the Prosecutor General of the Maldives from December 2019 until his resignation on 22 August 2024.

[1] President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih sent his name for nomination for Prosecutor General (PG) to the People's Majlis (parliament) for approval after the previous PG, Aishath Bisam, resigned.

[3] On 31 January 2024, Shameem was taking a walk around Malé near Noor Mosque where he was attacked by an individual with a hammer.

[8] On 13 August 2024, Hulhudhoo MP Mohamed Shahid submitted a motion to the Parliament's Judiciary Committee to dismiss Shameem from his role as Prosecutor General.

The charges against Shameem are, filing a sexual assault case against ex-Tourism Minister Ali Waheed, filing corruption case against former Sports Minister Ahmed Mahloof, deciding not to appeal a lower court's 2020 rape case known as the "Safari rape case" due to a person being connected to the MDP, withdrawing trafficking charges against former Milandhoo MP Ali Riza, dropping charges in 77 cases of alcohol consumption, dropping charges in 13 cases of same-sex relations, refusing to look into allegations of same-sex relations, drug abuse and mockery of Prophet Mohamed against Ahmed Shafeeu, the chief spokesperson of the Prosecutor General's Office, not pursuing charges against the ventilator corruption case.