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MSU president dies of cardiac arrest
Hassanul Basari Dimakuta Mapupuno, the 8th president of Mindanao State University (MSU) System, passed away at the age of 60.
Mapupuno died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday, May 27, at the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City.
He was buried on the same day in Wato-Balindong, Lanao del Sur, following Islamic customs.
Appointed in March 2022, Mapupuno had a significant career at MSU, where he was known as the "father" of the Federation of Mindanao State University Supreme Student Council and served as the first student regent.
His legal career included earning his law degree in 1992, passing the bar exam the same year, and serving as the longest-tenured dean of the MSU College of Law from 1998 to 2009.
Prior to his presidency, Mapupuno was the provincial prosecutor of Lanao del Sur and headed the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Lanao del Sur chapter.
MSU officials, staff, and students are mourning his passing, with flags lowered to half-staff in his honor.
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