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Glam Halal | January-February . 2021
Family first
Norhafizah says family is the reason why she has been able to achieve so much in life
BY CAMILIA REZALI
The ever soft-spoken , adaptable and never rigid personality has made the iconic , Norhafizah Musa , better known as “ Kak Cik ”, an approachable person and definitely well-liked by many .
A more accurate description of her personality would be ‘ motherly ’.
Datuk Norhafizah is a preacher of Islamic teachings and a senior lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia . She has seven children . She also holds a doctorate from the Department of Da ’ wah and Human Development .
Her numerous contributions to Muslim society marked herself as a salt of the earth in the field of Da ’ wah . People always look forward to her appearance on talk shows and even live streamings on social media .
Norhafizah has 808K followers on Twitter , and she also earned herself the title “ UTM Influencer ”.
@ Halal got the opportunity to speak with Ustazah Norhafizah and what she shares makes her a wonderful personality .
Do share with us a bit about yourself . I come from Kampung Kuala Jempol , Bahau in Negeri Sembilan . I am fifth among six siblings . My parents are teachers of the Islamic religion . So , we were all raised by an Ustaz and an Ustazah .
As for my educational background , I went to SK Kampung Kuala Jempol , from Standard One until Standard Six . I continued my Form One and Form Two at Sek Men Agama Persekutuan , Labu , Negeri Sembilan . Afterwards , I moved to SM Agama Serting Ulu to complete my Form Three . For Form Four and Five , I entered Maahad Ahmadi Negeri Sembilan ( MANS ), Gemencheh .
I received a scholarship from the Ministry of Education Malaysia to pursue my bachelor ’ s degree at the University of Yarmouk , Jordan . In 1998 , I graduated , returned to Malaysia and got married to a Senior Lecturer from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( UTM ), Dr