Born in 1953,Karon is the eldest of nine children:five of her brothers were killed in separatist fighting. At 18 she married Ibrahim Gampong Sema,[2] a member of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF),joining the organisation and subsequently leading the Women's Committee of the Central Committee.[1] In 1996,after the signing of the peace agreement,Bainon was appointed to Chief of Division in the Department of Agriculture.[1] From 2002 to 2005 she was appointed to the role of Social Welfare Secretary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) by Parouk Hussin.[2]
In 2005 Karon was one of 27 Filipino women,[a] who were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of 1000 PeaceWomen "in recognition of women's efforts and visibility in promoting peace all over the world."[13]
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↑ The 27 Filipinas who formed part in the 1000 PeaceWomen were Maria Lorenzo "Binky" Dalupan-Palm (born 1952), Cecile Guidote-Alvarez (born 1943), Miriam "Dedet" Suacito (born 1959), Corazon "Dinky" Juliano-Soliman (1953–2021), Adoracion "Dory" Cruz-Avisado (1952–2016), Delia Ediltrudes "Duds" Santiago-Locsin (born 1939), Eliza Gahapon del Puerto (1957–2005), Hadja Bainon Guiabar Karon (born 1953), Haydee Bofill Yorac (1941–2005), Irene Morada Santiago (born 1966), June Caridad Pagaduan-Lopez (born 1951), Loreta Navarro-Castro (born 1948), Sis. Mariani Dimaranan SFIC (1925–2005), Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1955–2012), Mary Lou Alcid (born 1955), Miriam Coronel-Ferrer (born 1959), Myla Jabilles Leguro (born 1968), Piang Tahsim Albar (born 1950), Sis. Puraperla "Pura" Sumangil, A.A. (born 1941), Ana Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros-Baraquel (born 1966), Seiko Bodios Ohashi (born 1960), Sis. Mary Soledad Perpiñan RGS (1937–2011), Teresa Banaynal Fernandez (born 1953), Teresita "Tessy" Ang-See (born 1949), Teresita "Ging" Quinto-Deles (born 1948), Zenaida Brigida "Briggs" Hamada-Pawid (born 1942), and Zenaida "Zeny" Tan Lim (born 1951).[12]
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