Michael O. Mastura is a

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lawyer, author, and lecturer. He is a descendant of the 16th-century monarch

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, also known as Sultan Kudarat of Maguindanao. He served as Representative of the First District of Maguindanao and

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from 1987 to 1995. Of Chinese ancestry, his parents migrated to the Philippines in the early 20th century. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from

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in Cotabato City, and his Master of Law degree from the

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. Mike Mastura served as a Delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention. In 1981, he was appointed as the first Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Muslim Affairs under Minister

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. He also became Member of the Board of Regents of

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and of the Southern Philippines Development Authority, and Member of the Mindanao Economic Council. He founded the Islamic Welfare Society of the Philippines and the Sultan Kudarat Islamic Academy, and co-founded the

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Association. From 1984 to 1986, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the

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. He is the older brother of Mayor Tucao O. Mastura of

Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Sultan Kudarat, officially the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Sultan Kudarat''; Iranun: ''Inged a Sultan Kudarat''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan Kudarat), is a 1st class municipality of the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Ph ...

and Mayor Armando Mastura of

Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao Sultan Mastura, officially the Municipality of Sultan Mastura ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Sultan Mastura''; Iranun: ''Inged a Sultan Mastura''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan Mastura), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Phi ...

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