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  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.