Cipriano Querol Jr.

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Cipriano Querol Jr.
1st Sultan of Panay
ReignFebruary 13, 2011 – Present
Coronation February 13, 2011
BornCipriano Erfe Querol Jr.
(1957-12-08) December 8, 1957 (age 66)
Religion Islam
Military career
AllegiancePanay Sultanate
Years of service2011 - present
Service years–2013
StatusRetired
Rank Philippines-Police-OF-7.svg Police Director

PDIR Cipriano Erfe Querol, Jr. Al-Haj [1] is a Filipino former police officer who served as director of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) and the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police. He is also the first monarch of the non-sovereign Sultanate of Panay.

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Education

Querol attended the Philippine Military Academy, graduating from the institution in 1981. [2]

Police career

From April 20, 2005 to January 12, 2007, Querol served as the director of the Capiz Provincial Police Office. [3]

Querol served as director general of PNP's Western Visayas (Region 6) office for almost two years, assuming the position on October 19, 2010. [4] [5] He is the proponent of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) project – which encourages a community-oriented policing system. [4] [6] He is responsible for setting up BPATs in 3,618 of the 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas. [7]

On August 2, 2012, Querol took command of the Special Action Force and vacated his previous assignment in Western Visayas. [8]

In December 2012, Querol was named acting Director of Intelligence. [9]

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56, Querol ended his police career on December 8, 2013. [10]

Sultan of Panay

With the backing of the 16 Royal Houses of Lanao del Sur, the Sultanate of Panay was instituted on February 12, 2011 through a royal decree by the Mindanao-based monarchies. Querol was crowned as the first Panay sultan the following day. [11] [12]

Personal life

Querol is a Muslim convert. He converted to Islam in 1992 while fulfilling United Nations peacekeeping duty in Cambodia. He has already performed the Hajj at least twice. [13]

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