Kartina Amir has a background in fine and graphic arts, starting her studies at Chelsea College of Fine Arts and later completing a certification from RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. She is mother to 4 children with the eldest being a special child with Met(H) Type 1, a rare blood disorder, who she refers to as “my miracle from Allah SWT”. Kartina’s working life began with waitressing and administration jobs as a youth. She ran an events management and a touring business in Australia and was a lead project manager for multinationals supplying heavy industrial equipment in Kuala Lampur. She has been an advocate and activist for Malaysian Aboriginals since 2012. She is qualified as a swimming instructor from SS1 and began karate with her children. She has researched various homeschooling philosophies and history of education. She has also been a part time student of classical homeopathy since 2017. She became a Ribaat student in 2014 and received the Ribaat Teacher Certification with the institute’s first graduating class in 2020. She currently serves as a Rabata women’s halaqa teacher.