Omar and Abdullah Maute

Omar and Abduallah Maute
Omarkhayam Maute (left) and Abdullah Maute (right) as depicted in a wanted poster published by the Philippine National Police
Nationality	Filipino
Years active	2013-2017
Known for	founders of the Maute group
Omar Maute
Born	Omarkhayam Romato Maute
Presumed Death	May or June 2017 Marawi, Philippines
Abdullah Maute
Presumed Death	May or June 2017 Marawi, Philippines

Omar and Abdullah Maute are Moro militants who are the founders of the Dawlah Islamiyah (Islamic state) group in Mindanao, the Philippines, commonly known as the Maute group after their surname.

Omar and Abdullah Maute are siblings. They are descended from a Maranao warrior clan based in Butig, Lanao del Sur. The brothers had worked in the Middle East as Overseas Filipino Workers. While working for secular schools in Syria and the United Arab Emirates, the brothers studied Islamic theology. Omar reportedly was educated in Egypt while Abdullah studied in Jordan.

Philippine military sources state that the siblings' father, Cayamora Maute, was a senior official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). After the MILF began to engage in peace negotiations with the Philippine government, the brothers criticized the MILF leadership and pledged allegiance to ISIS.

The Mautes, according to their relatives, later established connections with Ameril Umbra Kato, the founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). The siblings reportedly sent representatives to Kato after the BIFF leader suffered a hypertensive stroke which rendered the left portion of his body paralyzed. After forging ties with Kato, the Mautes established the Maute group.