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Her name is Nurhafizah H. Mohammad Bent Muslimen; she is also referred to as “Hafizah” or “Hafidhah.” She was born on May 15, 1992, in the barangay of Lomidong, which is located inside the MSU Main Campus in Marawi City. There, she also spent her childhood with her maternal family. She is the second of nine children born to Bae Rohainie H. Omar H. Mohammad, a native of Marawi City, and Imam Muslimen Balt Sarip, a former teacher a native of Pagayawan and Bayang Lanao del Sur. She is married to Abdul Raffy Pandapatan Macabato, and the couple has two children together: Mumtaz and Rafeeqah Zainab.
She began kindergarten at Mindanao State University-Integrated Laboratory School and completed both elementary and secondary in 2010. She also graduated from Zaid Bin Thabit’s extension program at Halaqa Khadijah Bent Khuwailid in the same year for memorizing the Holy Qur’an
She finished bachelor degree, AB Islamic Studies major in Shari’ah at Mindanao State University- Marawi City. She is also pursuing her master’s degree at the same university, a Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies major in Muslim Law.
She earned units in Professional Teaching (also known Certificate of Professional Education) in 2020. She also took and passed the Licensure Exam for Teacher (Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies) conducted by the PRC-Cagayan De Oro City on October 2,2022.
She had gone to a number of educational and Islamic studies seminars, including the NCMF-Lanao’s 45-day Shari’ah Training Seminar through the zoom app in 2021. She is likewise wanting to take the Shari’ah Bar Exam in 2024. She was given the responsibility of teaching in the College Pre-School Program as part of her extension services, as well as assisting her colleague in organizing college events and Islamic seminars that benefit the Muslim Ummah.