Ansaruddin Abdul Malik "Hooky" Alonto Adiong is a Filipino politician serving as the

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Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of ...

's 1st district since 2013. He was elected vice governor of the

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( tl, Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao; ar, الحكم الذاتي الاقليمي لمسلمي مندناو ''Al-ḥukm adh-dhātī al-'iqlīmī li-muslimī Mindanāu''; abbreviated as ARMM) was ...

(ARMM) in 2005. After Governor

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's removal from office in 2009, Adiong became the acting governor until 2011. A member of the Alonto political family of Lanao del Sur, Ansaruddin is a son of

Mamintal M. Adiong Sr. Mamintal M. Adiong Sr. (August 8, 1936 – July 3, 2004) was a long-time Filipino politician, serving as Governor of Lanao del Sur from 2001 until his death from cardiac arrest. He also served three terms as Representative of Lanao del Sur L ...

and brother to

Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. is the present governor of the Province of Lanao del Sur. He was born to a powerful political family, and so was raised in local Lanao del Sur politics. He is the eldest son of Former Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal M. ...

Political career

Acting Governor

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary

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swore in Adiong as acting governor of the ARMM in December 2009. As Vice Governor, Adiong moved up to replace

, who was taken into military custody for his alleged involvement in the November 2009 massacre of 57 civilians in

Maguindanao Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...

.DILG installs Adiong as ARMM acting governor. Mindanao Daily Mirror, December 11, 2009.

Congress

Adiong was elected to the

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in the 2013 elections. He was reelected in

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and

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. On May 11, 2017, Adiong, along with five other

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congressmen, transferred to

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. In the 2019 elections, Adiong ran under the

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. Adiong was elected chairman of the House Committee on Muslim Affairs of the 18th Congress.

References

Living people Governors of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Lanao del Sur Lakas–CMD politicians People from Lanao del Sur Filipino Muslims Year of birth missing (living people) {{Philippines-politician-stub