About Syed Muhammed Ali Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal (Malayalam: പാണക്കാട് മുഹമ്മദലി ശിഹാബ് തങ്ങള്‍) (May 4, 1936 - August 1, 2009) was a politician and an Islamic scholar from the Indian state of Kerala. He was the President of the Kerala state committee of the Indian Union Muslim League. Shihab Thangal was a member of the Thangal family who are believed to be descendents of the Prophet Mohammed.