Lininding P. Pangandaman was a Filipino diplomat, lawyer, and politician who was the

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of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Background

Lininding Pangandaman is an ethnic Maranao who hailed from

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, Lanao del Sur. He was involved in several socio-civic organizations such as the Basak Muslim Professionals Fraternity and Sorority in which he was a co-founder. He was a diplomat serving as ambassador to various Muslim-majority states including

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from the late 1960s until the early 1980s. He also engaged with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as a negotiator for the Philippine government which led to the signing of the

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. Under the urging of President

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, he ran for the position of

of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He got elected as regional governor, serving from 1993 to 1996. Pangandaman intended to ran in the 1996 regional elections but withdraw his candidacy to give way for

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 ...

who was elected as his successor unopposed.

Death

Pangandaman died on October 13, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pangandaman, Lininding 2013 deaths Governors of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Maranao people People from Lanao del Sur Filipino diplomats