Cotabato City (November 17, 2018) – Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has completed an academic fellowship program
on Wednesday, November 14, at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).
He
received his Certificate of Completion as a fellow of USIM’s International
Attachment Program from Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International) during a ceremony held in the
city of Putrajaya.
The
short-term course, which started on September 19th covered the following
topics: Islamic leadership and governance; peace tolerance and combating
terrorism; sustainable development framework; Islamic micro-finance; endowment;
halal management; and community Islamic education.
“The
program will help us in ARMM further develop our anti-violent extremism efforts
and help the regional government and, hopefully, the next Bangsamoro government
on its peace and security objectives,” the governor earlier said.
Prior
to entering public service in Mindanao, Gov. Hataman has been very active in
the civil society movement, specifically on peace initiatives as well as in
efforts to uplift the socioeconomic condition of Moros in Mindanao.
Gov.
Hataman’s USIM fellowship is the first awarded to a regional chief executive in
Asia as endorsed by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Malaysia. The ARMM governor was invited by the university through Professor
Dato’ Dr. Musa Ahmad, USIM vice-chancellor, facilitated by Dr. Zulkifly
Baharom, chief executive officer of the university’s Sejahtera Leadership
Initiative.
In a
previous statement, the university said the program “constitutes sharing of
knowledge, exchanges of ideas, public lectures, and preparation of report
covering the specific study on ‘peace, security, anti-violent and extremism
program through Islamic leadership and sustainable development approach’.”
It
also included relevant site visits as well as courtesy calls on Malaysian
officials, such as Federal Ministers, State Chief Ministers, and heads of
agencies in relation to topics and discussions covered by the program. (JONG
CADION with Bureau of Public Information)
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