Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman
| Mujiv Hataman | |
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| Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | |
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Assumed office 22 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ansaruddin Adiong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman September 11, 1972 Sumisip, Basilan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
Liberal Party Anak Mindanao |
| Spouse(s) | Sitti Djalia Turabin |
| Alma mater | AMA Computer University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman is a Filipino politician and current Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He represented the Anak Mindanao party-list in Congress from 2001 to 2010. A former protégé of slain leader Wahab Akbar, but broke with him around 2007 and was even implicated in his death, although charges were eventually dropped. His two brothers are also influential politicians; older brother Hadjiman "Jim" Hataman is the representative from the lone district of Basilan, and younger brother "Boy" Hataman was previously mayor of Sumisip.
Together, the Hataman brothers constitute a powerful political bloc in Basilan. Former Lamitan mayor Roderick Furigay is considered one of their allies. Gerry Salapuddin was also an ally, but they may have had a falling out after the accusations associated with the Akbar assassination.
Hataman was born on September 11, 1972 in Buli-Buli, Sumisip, Basilan. He completed his primary studies at Buli-Buli Elementary School in Sumisip in March 1986 and secondary studies at Basilan National High School in March 1990. He graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering at AMA Computer College (now AMA Computer University), where he was the leader of the Muslim Youth and Students Alliance. He is married to Sitti Djalia Turabin.
The Hatamans and their allies constitute one of the powerful familial political blocs of Basilan, and frequently come in conflict with the Akbar family in competing for elected office. Frequently this conflict turns violent; in December 2008, two of Mujiv's cousins were shot dead in an attack, and Mujiv was one of several politicians fingered in Akbar's assassination in November 2007.
Hataman started as an ally of Akbar; he served as Akbar's chief of staff while he was Governor, and in 2001 was supported as the main party-list Anak-Mindanao candidate to the House of Representatives. Under the party-list system, an underrepresented group or party can obtain one House seat for every two percent that it gets of the party-list votes, with a maximum of three. AMIN achieved the minimum threshold despite election irregularities that nullified some of its votes, but the Supreme Court then issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the party-list representatives from being sworn in. Mujiv served as spokesperson for AMIN in the intervening period. After a two-year delay, the Supreme Court in July 2003 lifted the order and he was finally installed as a representative from Basilan at age 30.
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