The governor of Maguindanao del Norte is the highest political office in the province of Maguindanao del Norte,

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History

Following the

2022 Maguindanao division plebiscite The Maguindanao division plebiscite was held in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines on September 17, 2022, more than four months after the 2022 Philippine general election, May 9 national and local elections, after having been postponed fro ...

of September 17, 2022,

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 ...

was split into

Maguindanao del Sur Maguindanao del Sur, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur ( mdh, Dairat nu Pagabagatan Magindanaw, Jawi:دايرت نو ڤاڬابڬتنن ماڬينداناو ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro ...

and Maguindanao del Norte provinces. The charter legislation of the two provinces, Republic Act No. 11550 provides for an acting governors for the newly formed subdivisions.

Ainee Sinsuat Bai Fatima Ainee Limbona-Sinsuat is a Filipina politician who formerly served as the Vice Governor of Maguindanao and the current Governor of Maguindanao del Norte. She became the Vice Governor of Maguindanao on June 30, 2022, after winning th ...

, the last vice governor of Maguindanao was supposed to assume the position of governor of Maguindanao del Norte. However this was uncertain, since the relevant provision which dictates the initial province officials presumes that the plebiscite would be held before the May 2022 national elections but the division vote was postponed after that date. Sinsuat would assumed the position of governor of Maguindanao del Norte nevertheless, which was unrecognized by the Bangsamoro regional government. On April 5, 2023, President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...

appointed

Abdulraof Macacua Abdulraof A. Macacua, also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Sammy Gambar, is a Filipino politician who is the Executive Secretary and Environment Minister of Bangsamoro. Early life Macacua was born on September 13, 1957, to Salma B. Macacua and Mac ...

as the Officer in Charge (OIC) governor of the province. Sinsuat, who had presumably assumed the role of acting governor, would be named as OIC vice governor. On April 28, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos reappointed Macacua as the full fledged governor of the Maguindanao del Norte together with other officials of the provincial government. On August 14, 2023, Sinsuat vacated her position as vice governor and revived her claim as the legitimate acting governor of Maguindanao del Norte once again. The Bangsamoro regional government does not recognize Sinsuat's claim.

List of governors

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References

{{Provincial governors in the Philippines Maguindanao del Norte 2022 establishments in the Philippines Governors of Maguindanao del Norte