Draft:Failatu Abdul-Razak

  • Comment: She didn't break the record, GWR confirmed that. Does not appear to pass WP:GNG. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 09:20, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: It's far too soon for an article about her, and world records for things other than athletic achievement generally don't meet the criteria. 331dot (talk) 15:03, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Failatu Abdul-Razak (born November 7, 1978),[1] also known as Faila, is a Ghanaian chef and woman and child rights anti-trafficking advocate.[2] She is known for having attempted to break the longest cooking marathon.[3]

Education edit

Failatu Abdul Razak attended Tamle Business School in Tamale. She read Integrated Community Development (ICD) at the University for Development Studies (UDS) Wa Campus. She also attended Sunyani Technical University.[4]

Career edit

Failatu Abdul Razak is the owner and founder of Mickey's Inn, a continental restaurant in Tamale[5][6]. She opened the restaurant in 2017 and is a team member of the Ijbah Ghana Foundation, a non-profit government organization (NGO) that aims to help and assist orphans in the city. Right after her undergraduate program, she started working with the Bank of Africa but resigned subsequently.[4] She worked briefly with Mafara Hotel and Relax Lodge in Tamale to acquire culinary skills.[7]

Longest cooking marathon edit

In December 2023, Failatu announced that she would attempt to break the record for the longest cooking marathon[8]. She started cooking on January 1, 2024 at the Modern City Hotel, located in Tamale, Ghana.[9] She cooked non-stop for 227 hours.[10][11]

Personal life edit

She is married to a military man, Reginald Ofosuhen Adjei and they have a child[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography Of Failatu Abdul-Razak: Chef Failatu Attempting To Break Cook-A-Thon Guinness World Records - Wilson Trendit". wilsontrendit.com. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ Emmanuel, Osei (2024-01-01). "Biography of Failatu Abdul-Razak: Age, Husband, Children, Cookathon and career". GhPage. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ^ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (2024-01-09). "Cook-a-thon: 8 benefits Chef Faila stands to gain for breaking the record". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ a b Appah, Aba Aikins (2024-01-19). "Cook-a-thon: Chef Faila Shares Motivation Behind Her Success Story". ATL FM NewsRoom. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ a b Emmanuel, Osei (2024-01-01). "Biography of Failatu Abdul-Razak: Age, Husband, Children, Cookathon and career". GhPage. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. ^ "Check out these 8 interesting facts about chef Failatu Abdul-Razak that will leave you shocked". www.myinfo.com.gh. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  7. ^ Ayuba, Azuraa Bukari (2024-01-01). "Five (5) Interesting Facts about Failatu – the Ghanaian Aiming for Guinness World Record". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  8. ^ 24NewsGh (2024-01-01). "Livestream: Chef Failatu Starts Her Cook-A-Thon World Record Journey". Retrieved 2024-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Kessie, Philip Boateng (2024-01-01). ""We're creating history": Failatu reacts to day 1 of cook-a-thon, drops photos". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  10. ^ admin (2024-01-11). "Guinness World Record attempt: Failatu Abdul-Razak clocks 227 hours in cooking marathon". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. ^ "Chef Failatu Abdul-Razak breaks cooking record in Ghana cook-a-thon". 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-02-13.