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Mamintal "Bombit" Alonto Adiong Jr. (born March 17, 1965) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the governor of the province 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 ...

from 2007 to 2016, and from 2019 up to present.

Family

He was born to a powerful political family and raised in local

politics. Mamintal Jr. is the eldest son of the late Mamintal Adiong Sr., and Bae Soraya Alonto–Adiong, both served as

governor of Lanao del Sur The governor of Lanao del Sur (), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Lanao del Sur. List References

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. His father was largely credited for the landslide victory of

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...

and her slate in the 2004 elections.Governor's Profile: Official Website of the Province of Lanao del Sur
; accessed February 6, 2018. His younger brother, Ansaruddin, was the acting governor of the

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(ARMM) and the representative of the province's 1st legislative district prior to being the incumbent mayor in their hometown in

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. A cousin of him, Zia, was the deputy speaker at the last ARMM legislative assembly and member of the first interim Parliament of the

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and is currently the district representative, succeeding Ansaruddin. Married to Raifa Sani Raki-in, he is the father of Mamintal III (''

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'' provincial president, 2007–10), Mohammad Khalid or Mujam (SK provincial president, 2010–13) who is the incumbent provincial vice governor, Soraya Harifa, and Abdul Malic.

Personal life

He is a civil engineer by profession.

Political career

Adiong started his career in politics in 1996 as an appointed board member, and was elected to the same position in 1998. In 2001, he went on to become the province's sports officer and concurrently appointed as the Provincial Administrator of by his father, then-Governor Mamintal Adiong Sr. In 2003, he assumed the OIC provincial engineer position. He also worked in the private sector—as CEO of MMA Construction and Development Corporation and was involved in the ARMM Social Fund Project. In 2006, Adiong was appointed as member of the newly-established ARMM Social Fund Project, representing the business community. Adiong, ran under

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, was elected as provincial governor in 2007, along with his running mate, former

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-ARMM Regional Secretary Datu RPK Arsad Marohombsar, as vice governor, against the tandem of incumbent

Marawi Marawi, officially the Islamic City of Marawi (Maranao language, Maranao: ''Bandar a Marawi''; ; Jawi script, Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the ...

city mayor Omar Ali and Assemblyman Jamil Lucman; 2nd District representative Benasing Macarambon Jr. and re-electionist vice governor Monera Dimakuta-Macabangon; and re-electionist governor Aleem Bashier Manalao of Ompia Party. He was re-elected in 2010, defeating Ali again, and in 2013. Prior to 2013 elections, on July 25, 2012, Adiong, along with 163 other ARMM officials, took oath as member of the

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(LP). In 2014, a group, claiming that Adiong had debts prior to his governorship, filed plunder and graft complaints against him before the

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for alleged unexplained increase in his net worth. In 2016, he was elected as provincial vice-governor, with his mother, Soraya Alonto Adiong, succeeding him as governor. Both ran under LP. Adiong, returned to Lakas, was elected again as provincial governor in 2019 and in 2022.

Attacks against Adiong

In 2007, unidentified gunmen attacked Adiong's house in Marawi; none was hurt. On February 17, 2023, he, along with a civilian aide, was injured by unidentified gunmen in an ambush on his convoy. Four of his companions were killed during the attack. In connection with the incident, three of the suspects, including an alleged mastermind, a gang leader, were killed in police operations; five others were arrested. Three individuals, said to have links with local terrorist group ''

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'', were charged with murder, frustrated murder and attempted murder before the

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; one of them remains at large.

References

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