Khalifa Nando

Sheikh Khalifa Usman Nando[1] is the Wa'lī of Bangsamoro, and one of the co-founders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Khalipa Nando
Wa'lī of Bangsamoro
Assumed office
29 March 2019
Appointed byBangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim
Personal details
EducationAl-Azhar University
Military service
Allegiance Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)

Education

Nando studied at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.[2]

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Khalipa Usman Nando was one of the co-founders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) along with Salamat Hashim and Abu Hurayra; the former being Nando's schoolmate and associate at Al-Azhar. As part of the MILF, Nando served under various capacities including as chairman of the MILF Central Committee on Education, chairman of Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Assembly) and as head of the MILF Sharia Supreme Court.[2]

Wāli of Bangsamoro

Nando, was appointed as the first Wāli of the newly constituted Bangsamoro autonomous region by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019 during its inaugural session.[3]

References

  1. Arguilas, Carolyn (March 30, 2019). "Bangsamoro Transition Authority elects officials; Balindong is Speaker". MindaNews. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. Lantong, Abdul (January 2015). "The Bangsamoro Armed Resistance in Southern Philippines: The Role of Shaykh Salamat Hashim and his Views on Peace and War in Islam". International Islamic University Malaysia. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. Ropero, Gillan (March 29, 2019). "'My happiness is real': Duterte grateful for creation of Bangsamoro region". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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