MILF vice chair Ghazali Jaafar dies at 75
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 01:34:50 +0000
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vice chairman Ghazali Jaafar passed away passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75.
Jaafar’s passing was confirmed by his son Cotabato City Councilor Butch Abo, former Tawi-Tawi governor Al Tillah said in a text message sent to The Manila Times
Jaafar was the chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission.
MILF Chairman Al Hadj Murad Ebrahim also confirmed the passing of Jaafar.
“We are officially announcing the passing away of our brother Ghazali Jaafar, the first vice chairman of the MILF, at the same time the recommended speaker-to-be of the parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Kanina pong 1 a.m., dinala siya sa isang [at 1 a.m., he was brought to a] hospital sa Davao City…he has been suffering from some internal illness for a few months already,” Ebrahim said.
Jaafar was the head of the BTC that drafted what is now known as Republic Act 11054, the charter of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Jaafar was a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the body that oversees BARMM.
In a statement, Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed condolences to Jaafar’s family.
“Despite his deteriorating health condition, Vice Chair Jaafar still proceeded and joined the massive campaign for the passage and eventual ratification of BOL (Bangsamoro Organic Law). May the Almighty and Merciful Allah bless his soul,” Galvez said. CATHERINE S. VALENTE and JAVIER JOE ISMAEL
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