Murad Ebrahim

Murad Ebrahim
مراد ابرحیم
Chief Minister of Bangsamoro
Assumed office
22 February 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Bongbong Marcos
DeputyAli Solaiman (Mainland)
Albakil Jikiri (Islands)
Wa'līKhalipa Usman Nando
Omarkhalid Ampatuan
Said Salendab
Muslim Guiamaden
Preceded byMujiv Hataman (Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao)
Bangsamoro Minister of Public Works
In office
26 February 2019 – 11 November 2019
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEduard Guerra
Bangsamoro Minister of Finance
In office
11 November 2019 – 8 February 2022
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byEduard Guerra
Succeeded byUbaida Pacasem
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Assumed office
29 March 2019
Personal details
Born
Ahod Balawag Ebrahim

(1949-05-15) 15 May 1949 (age 75)
Cotabato, Philippines[1]
Political partyUBJP
EducationNotre Dame University
NicknameMurad
Military service
Allegiance Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Years of service1968–1977 (MNLF)
1977–present (MILF)

Ahod Balawag Ebrahim[2] (Maguindanaon pronunciation: [ahʊd balaːwag ɪbrahiːm]; Jawi: احد بلاوݢ ابرحیم; born 15 May 1949), better known as Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, is a Moro Filipino politician and former rebel leader currently serving as the first chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

As the current chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Moro regionalist and Islamist armed group in the southern Philippines, Ebrahim is a key figure in the Bangsamoro Peace Process in the Philippines.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cochrane, Joe (5 September 2004). "The Road To Peace". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Sarmiento, Bong (23 February 2019). "Murad Ebrahim: From guerrilla commander to government official". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ Espejo, Edwin (14 October 2012). "Murad: From a hardliner to voice of moderation". Rappler. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Murad Ebrahim, rebel who found path to peace". South China Morning Post. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.