Mamintal Abdul Jabbar Tamano (December 25, 1928 – May 18, 1994) was a
Filipino
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statesman and a former
Senator of the Philippines
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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
Upsilon Sigma Phi
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fraternity. He also obtained a Master of Laws at the
Cornell University
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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
Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. During the martial law years, he went on self-exile to
Saudi Arabia
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staying there until 1986, when Marcos was ousted by the
People Power Revolution
The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of c ...
. 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
The Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (abbreviated AAIIBP) or Al-Amanah Islamic Bank is the first and only Islamic bank in the Philippines.
History
Al-Amanah Islamic Bank traces its roots to the Philippine Amanah Bank, estab ...
.
In the
1992 elections, he sought reelection as senator under the
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino ticket, but lost.
Personal life
Senator Tamano was married to Haji Putri Zorayda Abbas with whom he had nine children, including Atty.
Adel Tamano
Adel Fadel Abbas Tamano is a Filipino educator, lawyer and former politician. He is currently serving as the Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, and the Vice President for Corporate Affairs of Ude ...
former president of
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
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and current chief administrative officer of
Dito Telecommunity
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, who unsuccessfully sought election to the
Philippine Senate
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in 2010.
Death
He died of
cerebral hemorrhage on May 18, 1994.
G.R. No. 126603
', June 29, 1998
References
External links
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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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