Mamintal A.J. Tamano
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Mamintal Abdul Jabbar Tamano (December 25, 1928 – May 18, 1994) was a Filipino statesman and a former
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.


Early life and education

Tamano was born in Tamparan, Lanao. He graduated valedictorian at the Lanao High School in 1947. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 and a Bachelor of Laws degree the following year, both from the University of the Philippines. He was a member of the
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fraternity. He also obtained a Master of Laws at the
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in 1958.


Career and political life

In 1954, he was appointed as justice of the peace of Marantao, Lanao. In 1959, he became a provincial secretary. That same year, he was elected as vice-governor of the newly formed province of Lanao del Sur, serving until 1969. He was elected as Senator in 1969 but he was unable to finish his term because President
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declared martial law. During the martial law years, he went on self-exile to
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staying there until 1986, when Marcos was ousted by the
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. Shortly afterwards, he became a member of President Corazon Aquino's cabinet as Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations. In 1987, he was elected again to the Senate. As a Senator, he worked for the autonomy for the Muslims and the rest of Mindanao and on Mindanao's natural resources to upgrade the conditions of that islands. He was the principal author of Republic Act 6848, which provided for the charter of the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines. In the 1992 elections, he sought reelection as senator under the
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ticket, but lost.


Personal life

Senator Tamano was married to Haji Putri Zorayda Abbas with whom he had nine children, including Atty.
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former president of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and current chief administrative officer of
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, who unsuccessfully sought election to the
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in 2010.


Death

He died of
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on May 18, 1994.
G.R. No. 126603
', June 29, 1998


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National Historical Commission of the Philippines
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamano, Mamintal A.J. Nacionalista Party politicians Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 7th Congress of the Philippines 1928 births 1994 deaths University of the Philippines alumni Cornell University alumni Recipients of Gawad Mabini 20th-century Filipino judges Filipino Muslims Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians People from Lanao del Sur Corazon Aquino administration personnel