Jum Jainudin Akbar

Jum Jainudin Akbar
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Basilan's Lone District
In office 30 June 2016 – 11 November 2016
Preceded by	Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman
Succeeded by	Vacant
Governor of Basilan
In office 30 June 2007 – 30 June 2016
Preceded by	Wahab Akbar
Succeeded by	Hajiman Salliman
Personal details
Born	Basilan, Philippines
Died	11 November 2016 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Cause of death	Cardiac Arrest
Resting place	Manila Memorial Park Sucat, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Wahab Akbar
Residence(s)	Basilan, Philippines

Jum Jainudin Akbar (died 11 November 2016) was a Filipino politician who had served two terms as provincial governor of Basilan. She was the widow of deceased strongman Wahab Akbar.

Political career

Akbar was the first female governor of the Province of Basilan, and was elected during the May 2007 elections. However, Jum had substantial political experience as a result of her years as an active political partner to her husband and predecessor, Wahab Akbar. Upon election, Gov. Akbar 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.

The governor was considered soft-spoken and cool, but highly competent. According to her official bio, she had both "a male competitive capacity and female collaborative capability," giving her the strength to tailor her leadership style to suit individual cases or situations. The bio claimed she deftly handled the evacuation and retrieval operations at Al Barka after the July 2007 massacre of Philippine Army troops by rebel ambush. She died in office on 11 November 2016.