Former MILF leader Macacua secures Chief Minister role in BARMM's first parliament

Last updated: October 31, 2026 | 11:00

FIRST BARMM CHIEF. Abdulraof 'Sammy Gambar' Macacua, was elected as the first Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a 51-27 vote on Friday (Oct. 30, 2026) Facebook

Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua, 69, was elected the first Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Friday, defeating former interim Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim in the inaugural session of the first regular Bangsamoro Parliament in Cotabato City.

Macacua, who heads the Bangsamoro Federalist Party, was nominated by MP Kitem Kadatuan.

Ebrahim, of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party, was nominated by MP Mohagher Iqbal.

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