Abdul Raji Sahrin, also known as Hassan Jawali (1950/1951 – January 20, 2021), was a Moro revolutionary and politician. He was a member of the

Moro National Liberation Front The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF; ar, الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير مورو) is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972. It started as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement. The M ...

(MNLF) and the

Interim Bangsamoro Parliament The Bangsamoro Transition Authority is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic La ...

. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Islands.

Background

Moro National Liberation Front

As a member of the

(MNLF) from Batch 300, he was affiliated with the group's Sema faction. Sahrin was secretary general of the MNLF. Sahrin, speaking on behalf of the MNLF Senior Leaders' Forum, condemned

Nur Misuari Nur Misuari ( Tausug: ''Nūr Miswāri'', born Nurallaji Pinang Misuari; March 3, 1939) is a Moro Filipino revolutionary and politician, founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front. Early and Personal life Nur Misuari was born on ...

and his secessionist bid, following the

Zamboanga City crisis The Zamboanga City crisis (Filipino: ''Krisis sa Zamboanga;'' Chavacano: ''Crisis na Zamboanga'') or Zamboanga Siege was an armed conflict in Zamboanga City, Philippines between the government forces of the Philippines and Moro rebels from t ...

of 2013.

Bangsamoro

When the

Bangsamoro Basic Law The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL; fil, Batayang Batas para sa Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro), also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054, is a Philippine law that provided for the establis ...

was being drafted, Sahrin was skeptical of the formation of a

Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; ar, ''Jabhat Taḥrīr Moro al-ʾIslāmiyyah'') is a group based in Mindanao seeking an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government. The group has a presence in the Bangsamoro r ...

-led (MILF) Bangsamoro region. Noting the rivalry of the Tausūgs and Maguindanaons, he said that the former don't want the latter to govern over them expressing preference for the formation of two autonomous regions under a federal government; one in the Sulu archipelago and the other in Central Mindanao. When the

Bangsamoro ar, منطقة بانجسامورو ذاتية الحكم فى مسلمى مينداناو , native_name = , settlement_type = Autonomous region , anthem = Bangsamoro Hymn , image_skyline ...

region was formed in 2019, Sahrin became part of the

Bangsamoro Transition Authority The Bangsamoro Transition Authority is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic La ...

. Sahrin was appointed the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Islands by interim Chief Minister

Murad Ebrahim Ahod Balawag Ebrahim (born 15 May 1949), better known as Al-hajj 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 cu ...

. He served alongside Ali Solaiman, who was appointed deputy for the mainland. The BTA later served as the

, with Sahrin helping the regional government attend to the affairs of Bangsamoro's island province. As member of the parliament, he was the principal author of the legislation which formalized the adoption of the Bangsamoro Parliament seal. He co-authored five other bills.

Death

Sahrin died in office on January 20, 2021, at the Zamboanga Peninsula Medical Center due to a

brain tumor A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant tumors and benign (non-cancerous) tumors. These can be further classified as primary tumors, which start within the brain, and seconda ...

. He was 70 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahrin, Abdul 1950s births 2021 deaths Filipino Muslims Tausūg people Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Year of birth missing Moro National Liberation Front members