Raissa Jajurie

Raissa Herradura Jajurie[1] is a Moro Filipino lawyer and human rights activist who is a member of the Bangsamoro Parliament. She also heads the Ministry of Social Services and Development of Bangsamoro.

Raissa Jajurie
Bangsamoro Minister of Social Services and Development
Assumed office
February 26, 2019
Preceded byOffice created
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Assumed office
March 29, 2019
Nominated byMoro Islamic Liberation Front
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim
Personal details
ProfessionLawyer

Education

Born in Sulu,[2] Raissa Herradura Jajurie attended the Ateneo de Manila University where she graduated with a degree in political science. She finished her studies in law at the University of the Philippines.[1]

Career

Jajurie would be part of the Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN), alternative law group fulfilling various roles within the organization and would found the Nisa Ul-Haqq fi Bangsamoro (Women for Justice in the Bangsamoro).[3]

Jajurie was also a legal consultant for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). She worked with the rebel group during its peace process negotiations with the national government of the Philippines during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.[2][4] She was also part of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission from 2013 to 2019 which was in task of creating a draft for the law which would become the Bangsamoro Organic Law.[1]

Upon the creation of the Bangsamoro autonomous region in 2019, Jajurie was named part of the first Bangsamoro Transition Authority which served as the interim Bangsamoro Parliament.[4]

References
  1. Arguillas, Carolyn (April 7, 2019). "Women in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority: only 16 of 98 but a powerhouse cast". MindaNews. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. Arguillas, Carolyn (January 28, 2014). "[SPECIAL REPORT] The women in the Bangsamoro peace process: history, herstory". MindaNews. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. "JAJURIE, RAISSA H." Bangsamoro Parliament. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. "Who's who in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority". Rappler. March 29, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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