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'''Jum Jainudin Akbar''' (3 September 1963 – 11 November 2016) was a [[Filipino people|Filipina]] politician who had served two terms as provincial governor of [[Basilan]].<ref>COMELEC Election Results. {{cite web |url=http://www.comelec.gov.ph/results/2010natl_local/2010electionresults_provincial.aspx |title=COMELEC Election Results |accessdate=2011-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517105515/http://www.comelec.gov.ph/results/2010natl_local/2010electionresults_provincial.aspx |archivedate=17 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She was the widow of assassinated Congressman [[Wahab Akbar]]. Akbar, along with other Mindanao governors, had a hand in supporting the [[Bangsamoro Basic Law]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mindanao guvs back BBL in 36th and final hearing - Politiko|url=http://politics.com.ph/mindanao-guvs-back-bbl-in-36th-and-final-hearing/|accessdate=26 December 2017|work=Politiko|date=24 January 2015}}</ref>
'''Jum Jainudin Akbar''' (3 September 1963 – 11 November 2016) was a [[Filipino people|Filipina]] politician who served two terms as provincial governor of [[Basilan]].<ref>COMELEC Election Results. {{cite web |url=http://www.comelec.gov.ph/results/2010natl_local/2010electionresults_provincial.aspx |title=COMELEC Election Results |accessdate=2011-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517105515/http://www.comelec.gov.ph/results/2010natl_local/2010electionresults_provincial.aspx |archivedate=17 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She was the widow of assassinated Congressman [[Wahab Akbar]]. Akbar, along with other Mindanao governors, had a hand in supporting the [[Bangsamoro Basic Law]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mindanao guvs back BBL in 36th and final hearing - Politiko|url=http://politics.com.ph/mindanao-guvs-back-bbl-in-36th-and-final-hearing/|accessdate=26 December 2017|work=Politiko|date=24 January 2015}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Akbar was the first female governor of the Province of Basilan, and was elected during the May 2007 elections. She pledged to fulfill a campaign promise of providing free rubber trees, fertilizers and polybags to farmers of the region, at a cost of thirty million pesos or more.<ref name="Official website">Gov. Jum Akbar: Official Website of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. {{cite web |url=http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/akbar.html |title=League of Provinces of the Philippines Website |accessdate=2011-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720162429/http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/akbar.html |archivedate=20 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In her first term as governor, an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] went off near her home. The explosion was thought by authorities to be linked to politics.<ref>{{cite news|title=IED goes off near Basilan governor's home|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/nation/regions/05/05/16/ied-goes-off-near-basilan-governors-home|accessdate=26 December 2017|work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> Akbar also handled the evacuation and retrieval operations at [[Al-Barka, Basilan|Al Barka]] after the July 2007 massacre of [[Philippine Army]] troops in a rebel ambush during her tenure.<ref name="Official website"/> She died in office on 11 November 2016.<ref name="passed away">{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Jewel|title=Basilan congresswoman passes away|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/11/16/basilan-congresswoman-passes-away|accessdate=11 November 2016|work=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=11 November 2016}}</ref>
Akbar was the first female governor of the Province of Basilan, and was elected during the May 2007 elections. She pledged a campaign promise of providing free rubber trees, fertilizers and polybags to farmers of the region.<ref name="Official website">Gov. Jum Akbar: Official Website of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. {{cite web |url=http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/akbar.html |title=League of Provinces of the Philippines Website |accessdate=2011-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720162429/http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/akbar.html |archivedate=20 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In her first term as governor, an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] went off near her home. The explosion was thought by authorities to be linked to politics.<ref>{{cite news|title=IED goes off near Basilan governor's home|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/nation/regions/05/05/16/ied-goes-off-near-basilan-governors-home|accessdate=26 December 2017|work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
She was survived by her son, Al-Qauid.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Akbar handled the evacuation and retrieval operations at [[Al-Barka, Basilan|Al Barka]] after the July 2007 massacre of [[Philippine Army]] troops in a rebel ambush during her tenure.<ref name="Official website" />

== Death ==
She died in office on 11 November 2016.<ref name="passed away">{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Jewel|title=Basilan congresswoman passes away|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/11/16/basilan-congresswoman-passes-away|accessdate=11 November 2016|work=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=11 November 2016}}</ref> She is survived by her son, Al-Qauid.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:31, 26 October 2024

Jum Jainudin Akbar
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Basilan's at-large congressional district
In office
June 30, 2016 – November 11, 2016
Preceded byHadjiman Hataman Salliman
Succeeded byMujiv Hataman
Governor of Basilan
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byWahab Akbar
Succeeded byHadjiman Hataman Salliman
Personal details
Born(1963-09-03)September 3, 1963
Isabela, Basilan, Philippines
DiedNovember 11, 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 53)
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Cause of deathCardiac Arrest
Resting placeIsabela City, Basilan, Philippines
Political partyLiberal (2010-2016)
Other political
affiliations		Lakas-CMD (until 2010)
SpouseWahab Akbar
Residence(s)Basilan, Philippines

Jum Jainudin Akbar (3 September 1963 – 11 November 2016) was a Filipina politician who served two terms as provincial governor of Basilan.[1] She was the widow of assassinated Congressman Wahab Akbar. Akbar, along with other Mindanao governors, had a hand in supporting the Bangsamoro Basic Law.[2]

Political career

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Akbar was the first female governor of the Province of Basilan, and was elected during the May 2007 elections. She pledged a campaign promise of providing free rubber trees, fertilizers and polybags to farmers of the region.[3]

In her first term as governor, an IED went off near her home. The explosion was thought by authorities to be linked to politics.[4]

Akbar handled the evacuation and retrieval operations at Al Barka after the July 2007 massacre of Philippine Army troops in a rebel ambush during her tenure.[3]

Death

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She died in office on 11 November 2016.[5] She is survived by her son, Al-Qauid.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ COMELEC Election Results. "COMELEC Election Results". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Mindanao guvs back BBL in 36th and final hearing - Politiko". Politiko. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Gov. Jum Akbar: Official Website of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. "League of Provinces of the Philippines Website". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. ^ "IED goes off near Basilan governor's home". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ Reyes, Jewel (11 November 2016). "Basilan congresswoman passes away". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 11 November 2016.


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