Abdul Raji Sahrin, also known as Hassan Jawali (1950/1951 – January 20, 2021), was a Moro revolutionary and politician. He was a member of the

Moro National Liberation Front The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF; ) is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972. It started as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement. The MNLF was the organization most active in the Moro conf ...

(MNLF) and the

Interim Bangsamoro Parliament The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of t ...

. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Islands.

Background

Moro National Liberation Front

As a member of the

(MNLF) from Batch 300, he was affiliated with the group's Sema faction. Sahrin was secretary general of the MNLF. Sahrin, speaking on behalf of the MNLF Senior Leaders' Forum, condemned

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and his secessionist bid, following the

Zamboanga City crisis The Zamboanga City crisis ( Filipino: ''Krisis sa Zamboanga;'' Chavacano: ''Crisis na Zamboanga''; Tausug: ''Kalingugan ha Sambuwangan'') or Zamboanga Siege was an armed conflict in Zamboanga City, Philippines between the government forces o ...

of 2013.

Bangsamoro

When the

Bangsamoro Basic Law The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL; ), also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054, is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindana ...

was being drafted, Sahrin was skeptical of the formation of a

Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; ) is an Islamist group based in Mindanao, Philippines, which sought an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government. The group has a presence in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao, t ...

-led (MILF) Bangsamoro region. Noting the rivalry of the Tausūgs and Maguindanaons, he said that the former don't want the latter to govern over them expressing preference for the formation of two autonomous regions under a federal government; one in the

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and the other in Central Mindanao. When the

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region was formed in 2019, Sahrin became part of the

Bangsamoro Transition Authority The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of t ...

. Sahrin was appointed the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Islands by interim Chief Minister

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. He served alongside

Ali Solaiman Ali Bangcola Solaiman is a Moro revolutionary and politician. He is a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Interim Bangsamoro Parliament. He is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Mainland. He serves as th ...

, who was appointed deputy for the mainland. The BTA later served as the

, with Sahrin helping the regional government attend to the affairs of Bangsamoro's island province. As member of the parliament, he was the principal author of the legislation which formalized the adoption of the Bangsamoro Parliament seal. He co-authored five other bills.

Death

Sahrin died in office on January 20, 2021, at the Zamboanga Peninsula Medical Center due to a

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. He was 70 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahrin, Abdul 1950s births 2021 deaths Filipino Muslims Tausūg people Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Year of birth missing Moro National Liberation Front members