Sharifa Akeel
{{Short description|Filipino model (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Sharifa Akeel-Mangudadatu
| eye_color = Brown
| hair_color = Brown
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| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
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| title = Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2018
Miss Asia Pacific International 2018
| nationalcompetition = Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018
(Winner)
Miss Asia Pacific International 2018
(Winner)
| alma mater = Notre Dame of Salaman College
| birth_name = Sharifa Mangatong Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel
| birth_place = Cotabato City, Philippineshttps://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R12/SULTAN_KUDARAT/OPES_SULTAN_KUDARAT/GOV_MANGUDADATU_SHARIFA_A.pdf
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|07|24|mf=yes}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Esmael Mangudadatu|August 25, 2021}}
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
| party = PFP (2024–present)
| otherparty = Aksyon Demokratiko (2021–2024)
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Sharifa Mangatong Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel or Sharifa Akeel (born July 24, 1997) is a Filipino model who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/71659/muslim-pinay-beauty-queen-sharifa-akeel-wins-miss-asia-pacific-international-2018|title=Sharifa Akeel wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2018|first=Jojo|last=Gabinete|website=Pep.ph|accessdate=October 6, 2018}} Previously, she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018. In the 2022 Sultan Kudarat gubernatorial election, she ran for the province's governorship, losing to Datu Abdullah Sangki Mayor Pax Ali Mangudadatu.
Early life
Akeel was born in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. She has a mixed blood of Qatari and Filipino (who belongs to the Maguindanao ethnic group). She plays softball, holds a degree of Bachelor in Elementary Education from the Notre Dame of Salaman College, and presently works as Human Relations Officer at the Congressional office of the Province of Sultan Kudarat.{{cite web|url=http://www.aliwanfiesta.com.ph/aliwan2.5/index.php/about-us/15-aliwan-lists/76-2018-reyna-ng-aliwan-candidates|title=2018 REYNA NG ALIWAN CANDIDATES|website=Aliwanfiesta.com.ph|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
Pageantry
=Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018=
{{Main articles|Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018}}
Akeel was selected as one of the fifty candidates of the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018. She was crowned as Mutya ng Pilipinas – Asia Pacific International 2018 on September 16 at 7:00 p.m. at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena, Pasay and represented the country on Miss Asia Pacific International 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/212125-mutya-ng-pilipinas-2018-winners-list | title=FULL LIST: Winners, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018|website=Rappler.com| date=September 16, 2018|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
=Miss Asia Pacific International 2018=
{{Main article|Miss Asia Pacific International 2018}}
Akeel competed at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 pageant held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Pasay. At the end of the pageant, she was crowned as the winner by the outgoing titleholder, Francielly Ouriques of Brazil. She is the fifth Filipina to be crowned Miss Asia Pacific International.{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/213552-sharifa-akeel-miss-asia-pacific-international-2018-winner|title=PH bet Sharifa Akeel wins Miss Asia Pacific International 2018|website=Rappler.com|date=October 4, 2018 |accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
Political career
She ran for governor of Sultan Kudarat in the 2022 elections under the Aksyon Demokratiko banner. She was handedly defeated by her sole opponent, incumbent Datu Abdullah Sangki Mayor Pax Ali Mangudadatu, whose candidacy was cancelled, but was allowed to run via a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court.{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Sultan Kudarat elects Mindanao's youngest governor despite unresolved residency issue |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/results-governor-race-sultan-kudarat-2022/ |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=Rappler}}{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Mangudadatu scion wins gubernatorial race in Sultan Kudarat over beauty queen Sharifa Akeel |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1596344/mangudadatu-scion-wins-gubernatorial-race-in-sultan-kudarat-over-beauty-queen-sharifa-akeel |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=Inquirer.net}}{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2022 |title=Sharifa Akeel Mangudadatu shifts support from Isko to Leni |url=https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2022/05/sharifa-akeel-mangudadatu-shifts-support-from-isko-to-leni/ |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=MindaNews}} During the campaign, she supported the presidential campaign of the then-Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, before eventually supporting the campaign of then-Vice President Leni Robredo.{{Cite web |last=Sarmiento |first=Bong S. |date=2022-05-08 |title=Sharifa Akeel Mangudadatu shifts support from Isko to Leni |url=https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2022/05/sharifa-akeel-mangudadatu-shifts-support-from-isko-to-leni/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=MindaNews |language=en-US}}
Personal life
On August 25, 2021, Akeel married Esmael Mangudadatu.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Ex-beauty queen Sharifa Akeel to marry Maguindanao rep |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/23/21/ex-beauty-queen-sharifa-akeel-to-marry-maguindanao-rep |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=ABS-CBN News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2021 |title=Philippine beauty queen weds politician after allegations of affair |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3146296/philippine-beauty-queen-sharifa-akeel-weds-mp-esmael-toto |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} A native speaker of Maguindanao language, she also speaks Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and English.{{Cite web |title=Miss Asia Pacific Philippines Sharifa Akeel {{!}} Sharing this repost. Amazing. {{!}} By gosee.mnl {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/gosee.manila/videos/miss-asia-pacific-philipines-sharifa-akeel/2406205282955578/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}
References
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{{S-bef|before={{Flagicon|Brazil}} Francielly Ouriques}}
{{s-ttl|title=Miss Asia Pacific International
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{{S-aft|after={{Flagicon|Spain}} Chaiyenne Huisman}}
{{S-bef|before=Ilene Astrid Cañete de Vera}}
{{s-ttl|title=Mutya ng Pilipinas
|years=2018}}
{{S-aft|after=Klyzza Ferrando Castro}}
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Category:Mutya ng Pilipinas winners
Category:Notre Dame Educational Association alumni
Category:People from Sultan Kudarat
Category:Miss Asia Pacific International winners