Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Alonto Adiong is a Filipino politician. He was the representative of

Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur (; Meranaw and ; Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi (th ...

's 1st district from 2013 to 2022. He was elected vice governor of the

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (; ''Al-ḥukm adh-dhātī al-'iqlīmī li-muslimī Mindanāu''; ARMM) was an Autonomous regions of the Philippines, autonomous region of the Philippines, located in the Mindanao Island groups of the P ...

(ARMM) in 2005. After Governor Zaldy Ampatuan's removal from office in 2009, Adiong became the acting governor until 2011.

Personal life

A member of a political family of

, Ansaruddin is the son of the late Mamintal Adiong Sr. and his wife, Bedjoria Soraya Alonto. Ansaruddin and his father both served as provincial governor. His elder brother, Mamintal Jr. is now the provincial governor. His younger brother, Zia, was the deputy speaker at the last legislative assembly of the now-defunct

(ARMM) and member of the first interim Parliament of the

Bangsamoro Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM; ; ), is an autonomous region in the Philippines, located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao. Replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Minda ...

. Succeeding Ansaruddin, Zia is currently the district representative.

Political career

In regional level

Adiong was an ARMM assemblyman since 2001. Adiong and his running mate Zaldy Ampatuan, both ran under

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...

, were elected vice-governor and governor, respectively, of ARMM in 2005 and in 2008. On December 10, 2009, pursuant to the rule on succession stated in '' Republic Act (RA) No. 9054'', Adiong, also the regional

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secretary, was sworn in by interior secretary

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to assume the regional governorship vacated by Ampatuan who was taken into military custody for his alleged involvement in the Maguindanao massacre.DILG installs Adiong as ARMM acting governor. Mindanao Daily Mirror, December 11, 2009. He assumed the said post until his successor was appointed in December 2011 by virtue of ''RA No. 10153''.

In Congress

Adiong initially filed his candidacy for ARMM vice governor for the 2011 regional elections, originally scheduled on August 8 but later synchronized with the 2013 national elections through ''RA No. 10153''. However, he later opted to run for representative of the first legislative district of Lanao del Sur under the

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(LP). Adiong was then elected for three consecutive terms: in 2013 (ran under LP), in 2016 ( ran under the same party), and in 2019 (under

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

or NP). On May 11, 2017, Adiong, along with five other LP congressmen, transferred to

PDP–Laban The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with L ...

. In the 2019 elections, he ran under NP. Adiong was elected chairman of the House Committee on Muslim Affairs of the 18th Congress.

As municipal mayor

In 2025, Adiong ran under the NP and was elected mayor in his hometown in Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur.

References

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