Andal Ampatuan Sr.

Andal Ampatuan Sr.
Governor of Maguindanao
In office
June 30, 2001 – 2008
Preceded byZacaria Candao
Succeeded bySajid Ampatuan
Mayor of Maganoy (Shariff Aguak)
In office
1988 – June 30, 1998
In office
?–1986
Personal details
Bornc. 1940
Mindanao, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedJuly 17, 2015 (aged 74–75)
Quezon City, Philippines
Political partyLakas–CMD/Lakas–Kampi–CMD (until 2009)
Spouse(s)Laila Uy and 5 others[1]
ChildrenAround 40, including Zaldy and Andal Jr.[1]

Andal "Andy" Ampatuan Sr. (1940/1941 – July 17, 2015) was a Filipino politician who was the main suspect in the Maguindanao massacre. He was the patriarch of the Ampatuan political family in Maguindanao province, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. He was elected Governor of Maguindanao in 2001, defeating incumbent Governor Zacaria Candao.

  1. ^ a b Arguillas, Carolyn O. (December 7, 2019). "Shamefully rich clan has 35 houses, fleet of wheels". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.