Biosketch of MP Haron M. Abas

MP Haron M. Abas has always been in the service of the Bangsamoro. A committed and dedicated mujahid to the cause of the Bangsamoro people.

Born in Magaslong, Datu Piang, Maguindanao, he graduated as class valedictorian of Pagatin Elementary School batch 1965 and class salutatorian of Notre Dame of Dulawan batch 1969.

He pursued his university degree as a scholar at Manuel L. Quezon University in Manila and took up Bachelor of Science in Political Science and graduated in 1972. He also earned units in Bachelor of Laws from the same university. He further studied in Cotabato City State Polytechnic College (now Cotabato State University) where he completed his Masters in Public Administration.

After earning his university degree, he devoted his life in the Bangsamoro struggle, where he currently holds the position as Moro Islamic Liberation Front Central Committee Secretary, which led to the founding of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

In 2017, he was appointed as Commissioner of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission which crafted the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

Presently, he serves as a Member of the Parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. He has established “Community Assistance and Relief Endeavors for the Bangsamoro Program” known as C.A.R.E. Bangsamoro Program as his flagship program which aims to aid the Bangsamoro people in terms of financial, medical, and educational