Ismael Abubakar Jr.

Ismael Pochong Abubakar Jr (April 17, 1949 - June 6, 2017) was a Filipino politician who served as the first speaker of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In 1988 he served as the Vice Governor of Tawi-Tawi, and in 1990 was elected to the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly, where he served as its first speaker. Ismael Pochong Abubakar Jr died in June 2017.[1]

Ismael Pochong Abubakar Jr.
Abubakar in a PCID conference

Career

Abubakar was selected to serve as the Vice Governor of the Tawi-Tawi province in 1989, despite being a member of the opposition party. In 1990, he was elected to a seat in the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly, and became that body's first speaker.[2] In May 2003 Abubakar was elected as speaker of the Regional Legislative Assembly, but was prevented by a court order from exercising the functions of that office because Ibrahim Ibay also claimed that position, and the two had effectively been acting as speaker at the same time.[3] In August 2003 he was again elected speaker of the Regional Legislative Assembly, making him its third speaker in 14 months.[4] In 2009, he was included in The 500 Most Influential Muslims list. His description on the list stated, “Abubakar is the former speaker of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's regional legislative assembly. He is now concentrating on business and interfaith dialogue, convening the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy. He is from the predominantly Muslim Sama tribe, which garners him a significant amount of respect in dealing with the Muslim militants.”[5]

References
  1. Arguilla, Sergio (8 June 2017). "Rest In Peace Pochong Abubakar". Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "HON. ISMAEL ABUBAKAR JR". Philippine Center on Islam and Democracy. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. Unson, John (17 May 2003). "Court restrains new ARMM Speaker". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. Unson, John (27 August 2003). "ARMM Assembly elects new Speaker". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. (PDF) https://themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TheMuslim500-2009-low.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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