Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs

Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Regional government of Bangsamoro
Minister responsible	Guiamal Abdulrahman, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
Website	mipa.bangsamoro.gov.ph

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs (MIPA) is the regional executive department of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) responsible for affairs relating to non-Muslim indigenous people in the region.

History

The Bangsamoro Organic Law, the legislation which serves as the charter of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao mandates the establishment of a ministry to deal with the affairs of non-Muslim indigenous people in the region ^[1] as well as work with the regional implementation of national-level legislation concerning indigenous peoples. ^[2]

Timuay Ulama was appointed on February 26, 2019, by interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim as the newly reconfigured Bangsamoro department's first minister. ^[3]

Ministers

#	Minister	Term began	Term ended	Chief Minister
1	Melanio Ulama	February 26, 2019	July 31, 2025	Murad Ebrahim
				Abdulraof Macacua
2	Guiamal Abdulrahman [4]	August 1, 2025	incumbent	Abdulraof Macacua

References

1. "What Are The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In The BOL?". Institute for Autonomy and Local Governance. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
2. "Duterte signs National ID, Bangsamoro Region laws". BusinessWorld. August 6, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
3. Arguilas, Carolyn (February 27, 2019). "Murad vows a government "free of all the ills of governance;" names 10 ministers". MindaNews. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
4. Sarmiento, Bong (August 6, 2025). "BARMM has a new head of Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs". MindaNews. Retrieved August 6, 2025.