Sultan Kudarat Islamic Academy Foundation College (abbreviated SKIAFC or simply SKIA) is a non-sectarian private four-year college located in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. The college's 22-acre (8.8 hectares) site is situated across the Rio Grande de Mindanao.[1]

Sultan Kudarat Islamic Academy Foundation College
MottoIqra Bismi Rabbika" (Arabic)
Motto in English
"Read in the Name of Thy Lord"
TypePrivate, Islamic university
Established2 September 1991
Religious affiliation
Islam
ChairmanTucao Mastura
PresidentMichael Mastura
Location,
7°13′54″N 124°15′09″E / 7.23164°N 124.25254°E / 7.23164; 124.25254
Campus
  • Main campus: Bulalo, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Satellite campus: RH4, Cotabato City
ColorsGreen   and   white
Websitewww.skia.edu.ph
SKIA College is located in Mindanao mainland
SKIA College
Location in Mindanao
SKIA College is located in Philippines
SKIA College
Location in the Philippines

History

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SKIA College was conceived by lawyer Michael O. Mastura, engineer Darwish Al-Gobaishi, and religious leader Salah Muhammad Ali Abdula. It was initially developed as a family-administered madrasah, operated and registered under MECS Order No. 24, s. 1985. It was later incorporated on 2 September 1991 as a non-stock educational foundation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Michael O. Mastura (10 September 2018). "PEACETALK: Making Modern Madrasah Work: The Islamic Academy at Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Michael O. Mastura". MindaNews. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. ^ "HISTORY – Welcome to SKIA". skia.edu.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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