Abdulraof A. Macacua, also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Sammy Gambar, is a Filipino politician who is the Executive Secretary and

Environment Minister An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of an ...

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

Early life

Macacua was born on September 13, 1957, to Salma B. Macacua and Macacua W. Tubo-Tubo in Gambar in

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

Cotabato Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...

(now 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 ...

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

In 1971, Macacua joined the Moro independence movement and adopted the ''nom de guerre'' Sammy Gambar. He fought for self-determination of the Moro people under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). He underwent training both within the Philippines and abroad and rose the rank of the MILF. He later became Chief-of-Staff of the BIAF and a member of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel which engaged in peace talks with the Philippine national government. He also became a member of the

Bangsamoro Transition Commission The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) was a government body which was tasked to aid in creating the draft of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as well as the transition body in the areas to form the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region until the constitu ...

, a government body tasked to create an organic law for a

autonomous region.

Bangsamoro government

Macacua became part of the regional government of

which superseded the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). He was appointed as 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 ...

and became a member of the interim

Bangsamoro Parliament , legislature = 2nd BTA (Interim) Parliament , linking_name = , coa_pic = Bangsamoro_Parliament_Seal.png , coa_res = , session_room = File:BARMM lawmakers refile local governance code.jpg , sessi ...

. As part of the

Bangsamoro Cabinet The Bangsamoro Cabinet is part of the local government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines. It is currently being led by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim. Ebrahim made his first set of appointments to the cabinet ...

he was tasked to head the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy and serve as concurrent Executive Secretary. As environment minister, he overlooked the implementation of the Kayod sa Bangsamoro program, which encouraged backyard farming in the region.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macacua, Abdulraof Filipino Muslims People from Maguindanao Living people Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament 1957 births Moro Islamic Liberation Front members