Mohammad Ali Dimaporo

Mohammad Ali B. Dimaporo
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Lanao del Sur's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Preceded bydistrict established
Succeeded byPangalian Balindong
Member of the House of Representatives from Lanao del Norte's Lone district
In office
December 30, 1965 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byLaurentino Badelles
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Member of the House of Representatives from Lanao's Lone district
In office
May 21, 1957 – December 30, 1957
Preceded byDomocao Alonto
Succeeded byLaurentino Badelles
In office
December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953
Preceded byManalao Mindalano
Succeeded byDomocao Alonto
Governor of Lanao del Sur
In office
1976–1986
Preceded byTarhata Alonto-Lucman
Succeeded bySaidamen Balt Pangarungan
Governor of Lanao del Norte
In office
1960–1965
Preceded bySalvador Lluch
Succeeded byArsenio Quibranza
Personal details
Born(1918-06-15)June 15, 1918
Binidayan, Lanao, Philippine Islands
DiedApril 21, 2004(2004-04-21) (aged 85)
Quezon City, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (1965–1972, 1992–1995)
Other political
affiliations
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978–1992)
Liberal (1949–1965)

Mohammad Ali B. Dimaporo (June 15, 1918 – April 21, 2004) was a Filipino politician who represented the Lanao provinces in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from the 1950s to the 1990s and served as Governor of Lanao del Norte from 1960 to 1965 and of Lanao del Sur from 1976 to 1986. He was regarded as one of the most powerful Muslim politicians in the Philippines and one of the most important stalwarts of President Ferdinand Marcos in Mindanao during the Martial Law era.