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Mamintal A. J. Tamano

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Mamintal A. J. Tamano
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992
In office
December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972[1]
Governor of Lanao del Sur
In office
December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1969
Personal details
BornDecember 25, 1928
Tamparan, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
DiedMay 20, 1994
Political partyNacionalista Party (1959-1992)
Other political
affiliations
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1992)
SpouseHadja Putri Zorayda Abbas
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Law, Cornell University, U.S.A. in 1958.
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Mamintal A. J. Tamano(December 25, 1928-May 20, 1994) was a Muslim politician and a former Senator of the Philippines(1987–1992)

Early life

Tamano was born in Tamparan,Lanao del Sur.He finished his secondary course at Lanao High School, valedictorian. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1952 and Bachelor of Laws in 1953 both at the University of the Philippines. Senator Tamano acquired Master of Laws at the Cornell University, U.S.A. in 1958.[2]

Political Life

Formerly Justice of Peace in Lanao, he was also vice-governor for ten years from 1959 to 1969 in Lanao del Sur. He was elected Senator of the Philippines from 1969 to 1972 and 1987 to 19892. As a Senator, he worked for the autonomy for the Muslims and the rest of Mindanao and on Mindanao’s natural resources to upgrade the conditions of that islands. He became a member of President Corazon Aquino’s cabinet as Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations in 1986.

Personal life

Senator Tamano was married to Haji Putri Zorayda Abbas who ran and lost for senator on Philippine General Election, 1998 with whom he had nine children including Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila president Atty. Adel Tamano who unsuccessfully sought election to the Philippine Senate in 2010.[3]

Death

He died of cerebral hemorrhage on May 20, 1994

References

  1. ^ Original Term until December 30, 1973 cut short pursuant to the Declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972.
  2. ^ www.senate.gov.ph.
  3. ^ www.comelec.gov.ph

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