Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba Explained

Birth Name:Sha Elijah Biruar Dumama
Office:Bangsamoro Minister of the Interior and Local Government
Term Start:December 7, 2023
Predecessor:Naguib Sinarimbo
Office1:Floor Leader of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Term Start1:September 20, 2022
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Murad Ebrahim
Predecessor1:Office created
Office2:Attorney General of Bangsamoro
Term Start2:February 2019
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Murad Ebrahim
Predecessor2:Office created
Office3:Majority Leader of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Term Start3:September 15, 2022
Term End3:September 20, 2022
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:Murad Ebrahim
Predecessor3:Lanang Ali Jr.
Successor3:Office abolished
Office4:Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Term Start4:September 15, 2022
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
1Namedata4:Murad Ebrahim
Nominator4:Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Appointer4:Bongbong Marcos
Profession:Lawyer

Sha Elijah Biruar Dumama-Alba[1] (born)[2] is a Moro Filipino lawyer who is a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament.

Early life and education

Dumama-Alba was born to parents who are both doctors and government workers and grew up in Cotabato City. She attended the University of the Philippines (UP) for her college education. Following her family's tradition, she initially pursued a preparatory medical course, but shifted to pursuing a law degree on her third year of university.[2] She would pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration in UP and study law at the San Beda College.[3]

Career

While pursuing a law degree at San Beda, Dumama-Alba worked at the Department of Agrarian Reform-Office for Foreign Assisted Projects. After passing the Philippine Bar Examination in 2007, she joined Buñag & Uy Law Offices which specializes in taxation, corporate, and labor laws. Dumama-Alba served as attorney at the Civil Service Commission-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In 2013, she was appointed as legal consultant to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission.[3]

She took the Special Shariah Bar Examinations in 2018, where she placed third.[4]

When Bangsamoro was created in 2019, Dumama-Alba was appointed as Attorney General of the autonomous region under the cabinet of interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim.[5]

Dumama-Alba would be appointed to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on August 12, 2022 by President Bongbong Marcos[6] and consequentially the Bangsamoro Parliament. She was a nominee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.[7] She was named majority leader of the legislature during the inaugural session of its second interim meeting on September 15, 2022.[8] The position would be discontinued on September 20, 2022 and she was designated as floor leader instead.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Marcos admin giving more women voice in policy, dev’t . 21 September 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 16 August 2022 . en.
  2. News: Regencia . Ted . The 39-year-old woman breaking barriers in Mindanao . 21 September 2022 . Al Jazeera . 21 January 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba . The Asia Foundation . 21 September 2022.
  4. News: Rasul . Amina . She Talks Peace: Women and Justice in BARMM . 21 September 2022 . MindaNews . 19 June 2022.
  5. News: BARMM officially assumed power today, February 26 . 21 September 2022 . www.luwaran.com . 26 February 2019.
  6. News: ‘Happy surprise.’ Marcos appoints members of interim Bangsamoro parliament . 4 September 2022 . Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism . 13 August 2022 . en.
  7. News: Arguillas . Carolyn O. . Marcos to Bangsamoro Transition Authority: no more extension; election in 2025 . 13 August 2022 . MindaNews . 12 August 2022.
  8. News: Second BTA reelects Speaker Balindong . 21 September 2022 . NDBC News . Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation . en.
  9. News: De La Cruz . Sheila Mae . BARMM parliament ditches majority, minority tags . 21 September 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 21 September 2022 . en.