Carmelita Abdurahman

Carmelita Yboa Carnacite-Abdurahman is a Filipino academic in the field of linguistics.

Abdurahman earned two doctorate degrees namely PhD and EdD in Filipino. She was appointed by the President of the Philippines as commissioner of Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language) for the Waray language of Samar-Leyte. She is also a consultant on Filipino language to the Department of Education. After her term, she was installed as president of Pambansang Samahan ng mga Tagamasid at tagapagtaguyod ng Filipino (PASATAF). She is now the head of the education department of Saint Mary’s College of Catbalogan and a part-time instructor at Samar College and Samar State University handling Filipino-related subjects.

Abdurahman is the only commissioner among 11 who is in favor of code-switching in Filipino language.

On October 27, 2020, she was appointed again as the full-time commissioner for Waray language in Commission on the Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) by President Rodrigo Duterte for a term expiring on January 6, 2027 prior to the controversial resignation of Jerry Gracio to the said position.

Abdurahman is the wife of local politician Rheamil Abdurahman and mother of the TV news reporter and senior news correspondent of GMA News and Public Affairs Marisol Abdurahman.