Biosketch of MP Omar Yasser C. Sema

DATE OF BIRTH: May 14, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH: Quezon City, Metro Manila
RESIDENCE: No. 5, Sta. Barbara St., Rosary Heights Mother Barangay, Cotabato City

PARENTS:
Father: Datu Muslimin G. Sema

Chairman, Central Committee
Moro National Liberation Front
Former Mayor and Vice – Mayor
Cotabato City

Mother: Eva P. Crisostomo

Businesswoman from Laoag City

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Jade Mae Sema Y Pactolin
of Ozamiz City

SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
R.B. Ablan Elementary School
Laoag City

Divine Word College of Laoag
Elementary Department, Laoag City

Ilocos Norte National High School
Laoag City

Northern Christian College
High School Department, Laoag City

Manuel Luis Quezon University
Manila

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Sta. Mesa, Manila

Mindanao State University
Marawi City

Notre Dame University
Cotabato City

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
Bachelor of Laws
Ateneo de Davao University College of Law
2008

•  Organized and Founded
  Ateneo Law Students Advocates for Bangsamoro Rights (ALSABAR)
• Grand Archon, 2005 to 2007
• Master of the Sword, 2004-2005
  Tau Mu Exclusive Law Fraternity
  Ateneo de Davao University
  College of Law
• Graduated in 2008
  Passed the Bar in 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration
Notre Dame University
Cotabato City
2002

High School
Northern Christian College High School Department
Laoag City

Elementary
Divine Word College of Laoag
Laoag City, 1985

PROFESSION
Lawyer
Private Practitioner in Civil, Political, Labor and Criminal
and Muslim Personal Laws
The Law Office of Omar Yasser C. Sema
Door No. 2, 2nd Level, Building 1-A,Al Nor Complex, Sinsuat Ave., 9600, Cotabato City

Passed the 2008 Philippine Bar Examination
Admitted to the Philippine Bar April 29, 2009

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Deputy Speaker
Bangsamoro Transition Authority
November 26, 2020 – Present

Member, Bangsamoro Transition Authority
2019 – Present

Member, Expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission
2017 – 2019

City Legal Officer
LGU Cotabato City
January 2009 – June 30 2009

Private Secretary
Office of the Chairman
Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development
2002

Security Officer II
Office of the City Mayor
LGU- Cotabato City
1998-2001

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Former President
Kutawato Institute of Technology Foundation, Inc. Kakar, Cotabato City

Corporate Secretary and Head Legal Counsel
Moro Gulf Sterling Products, Inc. Cotabato City

Legal Counsel
Al Nor Prime Properties, Inc. Cotabato City

BANGSAMORO ENGAGEMENTS
Legal Counsel
Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front

Convenor
Anak MNLF

Organizer, Founding Member and first Vice President
Ateneo Law Students Advocates for Bangsamoro Rights
(ALSABAR)

Founding Member and First Secretary General
MNLF Youth

Member, Bangsamoro Youth Assembly (BMYA)
Mindanao State University Main Campus
Marawi City

MNLF Delegate
5th Session of the Tripartite Review of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement
January 26, 2016

Meeting of the Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum
at the sidelines of the 42nd OIC Conference of
Foreign Ministers in Kuwait, State of Kuwait, 2014

Meeting of the Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum
New World Hotel, Makati City in 2015
MNLF Technical Panel Member

MNLF-MILF Joint Technical Working Group to Draft New Bangsamoro Basic Law
July 30-31, 2016, Cotabato City

Second High Level Group Meeting of the Tripartite
Review of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement
Bandung, Indonesia 2012

Legal/Technical Consultant
MNLF Delegation
Tripartite Meeting on the Implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement
Surabaya, Indonesia
2012