Istifan Al-Shimali was a Maronite writer and priest from the town of Daroun in Kasrawan, Lebanon. Among his notable works are Lamhet Al-Ainwa Lamhet Al-Shimalieen (Glimpse of the Eye and of the Shimalieen) and two volumes about preaching written jointly with his brother, Jermanous (1828-1895), and Yousef Bin Al-Hasan Bin Yacoub.