Mamintal Adiong Jr.

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Mamintal Adiong Jr.
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Governor of Lanao del Sur
Assumed office
June 30, 2019

Adiong started his career in politics in 1996 as an appointed board member, and was elected to the same position in 1998. In 2001, he went on to become the province's sports officer and concurrently appointed as the Provincial Administrator of by his father, then-Governor Mamintal Adiong Sr. In 2003, he assumed the OIC provincial engineer position. He also worked in the private sector—as CEO of MMA Construction and Development Corporation and was involved in the ARMM Social Fund Project. [7]

In 2006, Adiong was appointed as member of the newly-established ARMM Social Fund Project, representing the business community. [9] [10]

Adiong, ran under Lakas–CMD, was elected as provincial governor in 2007, [3] [11] along with his running mate, former Department of the Interior and Local Government-ARMM Regional Secretary Datu RPK Arsad Marohombsar, as vice governor, against the tandem of incumbent Marawi city mayor Omar Ali [11] [12] [13] and Assemblyman Jamil Lucman; 2nd District representative Benasing Macarambon Jr. [12] and re-electionist vice governor Monera Dimakuta-Macabangon; and re-electionist governor Aleem Bashier Manalao [12] of Ompia Party.[ citation needed ] He was re-elected in 2010, defeating Ali again, [14] and in 2013. [15] [16]

Prior to 2013 elections, on July 25, 2012, Adiong, along with 163 other ARMM officials, took oath as member of the Liberal Party (LP). [17]

In 2014, a group, claiming that Adiong had debts prior to his governorship, filed plunder and graft complaints against him before the Ombudsman for alleged unexplained increase in his net worth. [18]

In 2016, he was elected as provincial vice-governor, with his mother, Soraya Alonto Adiong, succeeding him as governor. Both ran under LP. [4] [19]

Adiong, returned to Lakas, was elected again as provincial governor in 2019 [20] and in 2022. [8] [21]

Attacks against Adiong

In 2007, unidentified gunmen attacked Adiong's house in Marawi; none was hurt. [22]

On February 17, 2023, he, along with a civilian aide, was injured by unidentified gunmen in an ambush on his convoy. Four of his companions were killed during the attack. [23] In connection with the incident, three of the suspects, including an alleged mastermind, a gang leader, were killed in police operations; [24] [25] [26] five others were arrested. [25] [27] [28] Three individuals, said to have links with local terrorist group Dawlah Islamiya , were charged with murder, frustrated murder and attempted murder before the Marawi Regional Trial Court; one of them remains at large. [29] [30]

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