Abdulwahid Bidin

Abdulwahid Bidin
117th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
January 12, 1987 – April 7, 1995
Nominated byCorazon Aquino
Preceded byLino Patajo
Succeeded byRegino C. Hermosisima, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1925-04-07)April 7, 1925
Sitangkai, Sulu, Philippine Islands
DiedFebruary 2, 1999(1999-02-02) (aged 73)
Manila, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines

Abdulwahid A. Bidin (7 April 1925 – 2 February 1999) was a Filipino lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed by President Corazon Aquino in 1987, he was the first Filipino Muslim named to the country's Supreme Court.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hon. Abdulwahid A. Bidin is the first Muslim appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in 1987". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 12 January 1987. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Yap, DJ (29 October 2019). "Duterte urged to appoint Muslim magistrate to SC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 September 2021.