479 Adapting a Design and Development Research (DDR) Approach in Developing Muslim Personality Models for Hijrah NGOs Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Jaffary Awang Research Centre for Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA , Research Fellow at Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, MALAYSIA Email: jaffary@ukm.edu.my Sa’dan, A.A* Faculty of Education and Liberal Arts, INTI International University, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA, Research Centre for Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA Corresponding Author Email: msaqdan.aaziz@newinti.edu.my Nur Farhana Abdul Rahman Research Centre for Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA Email: nfarhana@ukm.edu.my Mohd Izwan Mohd Yusof Department of Research, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), 62100, Putrajaya, MALAYSIA Email: iskandarz1885@gmail.com Abstract The Muslim Personality Model (Persona) for Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender (LGT) Hijra in Malaysia should be developed by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Previous studies have limitations in developing the Muslim Personality Model (Persona), and it is imperative to include Islamic well-being and personality elements. It can be explained that for those LGTs who insist on or are on-going to transform themselves to be better Muslims, it is challenging if there is no proposed model to be a guide. As Muslims, their faith in Islam fluctuates, but the development of a model can support and guide them in transforming their lives from being associated with homosexuality.This research focuses on developing a Muslim Personality Model for NGOs LGT Hijrah in Malaysia. Therefore, this paper proposes to adopt Vol 14, Issue 01, (2025) E-ISSN: 2226-6348 To Link this Article: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v14-i1/24748 DOI:10.6007/IJARPED/v14-i1/24748 Published Online: 14 February 2025