Abdulraof Macacua | |
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Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament | |
In office March 29, 2019 –April 28, 2023 | |
Nominated by | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim |
Governor of Maguindanao del Norte | |
In office April 28,2023 [lower-alpha 1] –August 14,2023 | |
Appointed by | Bongbong Marcos |
Vice Governor | Ainee Sinsuat (until August 14,2023) |
Preceded by | Ainee Sinsuat |
Bangsamoro Minister of Environment,Natural Resources and Energy | |
In office February 26,2019 –2022 | |
Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Akmad Brahim |
Bangsamoro Senior Minister | |
In office November 11,2019 –April 5,2023 | |
Preceded by | Esmael Omar Pasigan |
Succeeded by | Abunawas Maslamama |
Personal details | |
Born | Kabuntalan,Cotabato,Philippines | September 13,1957
Political party | PFP (2023-present) UBJP (2014-present) [1] |
Military career | |
Nickname(s) | Sammy Gambar |
Allegiance | MILF |
Battles/wars | Moro conflict |
Abdulraof A. Macacua,also known by his nom de guerreSammy Gambar, [2] is a Filipino politician who is the Governor of Maguindanao del Norte.
Macacua was born on September 13,1957,to Salma B. Macacua and Macacua W. Tubo-Tubo in Gambar in Kabuntalan,Cotabato (now in Maguindanao del Norte). [3]
In 1971,Macacua joined the Moro independence movement and adopted the nom de guerre Sammy Gambar. He fought for self-determination of the Moro people under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed wing,the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). He underwent training both within the Philippines and abroad and rose the rank of the MILF. He later became Chief-of-Staff of the BIAF and a member of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel which engaged in peace talks with the Philippine national government. He also became a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission,a government body tasked to create an organic law for a Bangsamoro autonomous region. [3]
Macacua became part of the regional government of Bangsamoro which superseded the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He was appointed as part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and became a member of the interim Bangsamoro Parliament. As part of the Bangsamoro Cabinet he was tasked to head the Ministry of Environment,Natural Resources and Energy and serve as concurrent Executive Secretary. [3] [4] As environment minister,he overlooked the implementation of the Kayod sa Bangsamoro program,which encouraged backyard farming in the region. [5]
On April 5,2023,President Bongbong Marcos appointed Macacua as the Officer in Charge (OIC) governor of the newly created Maguindanao del Norte province. [6] The Bangsamoro government initially endorsed Ibrahim Ibay,mayor of Parang,to be appointed to his role but the national government selected him in the end. He was assured by Marcos and Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim that his appointment is legal. [7] But his appointment remains challenged. [8]
On April 28,2023,President Bongbong Marcos reappointed Macacua as the full pledged governor of the Maguindanao del Norte together with other officials of the provincial government. [9]
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