Nur Misuari
| Nur Misuari | |
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Nur Misuari in 2009.
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| Chairman of the Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front | |
| President of the Bangsamoro Republik (Unrecognized) | |
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In office August 12, 2013 – September 28, 2013 |
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| 3rd Governor of Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao | |
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In office 1996–2001 |
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| President |
Fidel Ramos (1992-1998) Joseph Estrada (1998-2001) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2001-2010) |
| Preceded by | Lininding Pangandaman |
| Succeeded by | Alvarez Isnaji |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nurallaji Pinang Misuari March 3, 1939 Tapul, Sulu, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Desdemona Tan (deceased) Eleonora Rohaida Tan Tarhata Ibrahim Maimona Palalisan unidentified Subanen woman Sherry Rahim |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 MNLF
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| Years of service | 1970s – present |
Nur Misuari (Tausug: Nūr Miswāri, born Nurallaji Pinang Misuari; March 3, 1939) is a Moro revolutionary and politician, founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front.
Nur Misuari was born on March 3, 1939 in Tapul, Sulu, Philippines. The fourth of ten children, his parents were of Tausūg-Sama descent and came from Kabinga-an, Tapul Island. His father was Saliddain Misuari, who worked as a fisherman, and his mother was Dindanghail Pining. Nur Misuari is a direct descendant of Panglima Mahabasser Elidji, a Tausūg warrior and representative from the Sultanate of Sulu who he claims helped the Sultanate of Brunei forces under Sultan Muhyiddin during the civil war in northern Borneo, after which the eastern part of Sabah was rewarded to the Tausūgs by Sultan Muhyiddin. Misuari's father moved their family from Tapul to Jolo, Sulu when he was still young. He attended Jolo Central Elementary School from 1949 to 1955 and studied at Sulu National High School for his secondary education from 1955 to 1958. Misuari's family experienced financial difficulties and could not afford to send him to college. His teacher assisted him to acquire a scholarship from the Commission on National Integration, which allowed him to study in the University of the Philippines in Manila.
Misuari initially took up a degree in liberal arts, intending to pursue medicine. Instead, Misuari shifted his course to political science in his second semester with the intent of taking up law, despite the fact that his father "hated" lawyers. He became active in many of the university's extra-curricular activities, particularly in debate. After attaining his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of the Philippines in 1962, he entered law school but dropped his law studies in his second year after being convinced by his mentor and now national author, Caesar Majul, to pursue a master's degree related to political science. He finished his master's degree in Asian studies in 1964 at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines. In 1964, Misuari founded a radical student group called the Bagong Asya (New Asia). Together with Jose Maria Sison, he also founded the Kabataan Makabayan (Patriotic Youth).
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