The speaker of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly (Filipino: Tagapagsalita ng Pangrehiyong Kapulungang Pambatasan ng ARMM) was the presiding officer of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly, the devolved unicameral regional legislature of now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines.
| Speaker of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Tagapagsalita ng Pangrehiyong Kapulungang Pambatasan ng ARMM | |
 Seal of ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | Mr. Speaker (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Seat | Regional Legislative Assembly Building, Cotabato City |
| Appointer | ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly |
| Formation | June 30, 1990 |
| First holder | Ismael Abubakar Jr. |
| Final holder | Datu Roonie Sinsuat |
| Abolished | February 22, 2019 |
| Superseded by | Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament |
| Deputy | Speaker pro tempore |
The position was established in 1990, with Ismael Abubakar Jr. as the first speaker of the Assembly. The last officeholder was Datu Roonie Sinsuat, serving from 2013 to 2019.
It was succeeded by the position of Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament upon the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2019, with Pangalian Balindong as the first speaker of the interim Parliament.
A speaker pro tempore was elected by the Assembly to assume the duties of the speaker in his or her absence.
List of known speakers
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
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Ismael Abubakar Jr. Member for Tawi-Tawi (1949–2017) |
June 30, 1990 |
1991 | Unknown | 1st Assembly | |
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Pangalian Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (1940–2025) |
1991 | 1993 | |||
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Datu Guimid Matalam Member for Maguindanao–2nd (1937–2022) [1] |
1991 | 1993 | Lakas | 2nd Assembly | |
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Alvarez Isnaji Member for Sulu–1st [2] |
1996 | June 2001 | Unknown | 3rd Assembly | |
|
Datu Ombra Datumanong Member for Maguindanao–2nd [3] |
January 2002 | August 2002 | Lakas | 4th Assembly | |
 |
Ibrahim Ibay Member for Maguindanao–1st (born 1967) [4] |
August 2002 | May 2003 | Unknown | ||
|
Ismael Abubakar Jr.[a] Member for Tawi-Tawi (1949–2017) |
May 2003 | August 27, 2003 | |||
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Abraham Burahan Member for Sulu–1st [6] |
August 27, 2003 |
September 2003 | |||
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Ismael Abubakar Jr. Member for Tawi-Tawi (1949–2017) [7] |
September 2003 | April 28, 2004 | |||
 |
Hatimil Hassan Member for Basilan (born 1949) [8] |
April 28, 2004 |
May 8, 2006 |
Lakas | ||
| 5th Assembly | ||||||
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Paisalin Tago Member for Lanao del Sur–1st (born 1967) |
May 8, 2006 |
Unknown | Liberal | ||
|
Regie Sahali-Generale Member for Tawi-Tawi [9] |
May 2009 | July 5, 2010 |
Lakas | 6th Assembly | |
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Datu Roonie Sinsuat Member for Maguindanao–1st (born 1954) [10] |
July 5, 2010 |
May 14, 2012 |
Lakas | ||
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Rasol Mitmug Jr. Member for Lanao del Sur–1st [11] |
May 14, 2012 |
July 1, 2013 |
Unknown | 7th Assembly | |
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Datu Roonie Sinsuat Member for Maguindanao–1st (born 1954) [12] |
July 1, 2013 |
February 22, 2019 |
Liberal | 8th Assembly | |
| 9th Assembly | ||||||
| Position abolished (since February 22, 2019) | ||||||
List of known speakers pro tempore
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
|
Suharto Midtimbang Member for Maguindanao–2nd [13] |
Unknown | Unknown | 4th Assembly | ||
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Regie Sahali-Generale Member for Tawi-Tawi [9] |
Lakas | 5th Assembly | |||
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Datu Ombra Datumanong Member for Maguindanao–2nd [9] |
May 2009 | July 5, 2010 |
Lakas | 6th Assembly | |
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Abdel Anni Member for Sulu–2nd [10] |
July 5, 2010 |
May 14, 2012 |
KAMPI | ||
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Dayang Carlsun Sangkula-Jumaide Member for Tawi-Tawi [11] |
May 14, 2012 |
July 1, 2013 |
Unknown | 7th Assembly | |
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Myrna Ajihil Member for Tawi-Tawi [12] |
July 1, 2013 |
2016 | 8th Assembly | ||
| Position abolished (since February 22, 2019) | ||||||
Notes
edit- ↑ Ibrahim Ibay disputed the speakership of Ismael Abubakar Jr. from May to August 2003.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE FORMER AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER DATU GUIMID "JIMMY" MATALAM, AND RECOGNIZING HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BANGSAMORO PEOPLE" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. June 15, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Alvarez S. Isnaji backgrounder". GMA News Online. June 20, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Unson, John (January 9, 2002). "Datumanong's brod is ARMM Speaker". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "ARMM lawmakers elect new Speaker". Philstar.com. August 8, 2002. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
- ↑ Unson, John (May 24, 2003). "ARMM speakership row settled". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Unson, John (August 27, 2003). "ARMM Assembly elects new Speaker". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "ARMM lawmakers re-install ex-Speaker". Philstar.com. September 3, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Philippine Muslim Autonomous Region Has New Assembly Speaker". Arab News. April 29, 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Unson, John (May 6, 2009). "ARMM Assembly elects first woman Speaker". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "Armm names new vice guv, speaker". SunStar Publishing Inc. July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 Señase, Charlie C.; Fernandez, Edwin (May 15, 2012). "Mitmug elected speaker of ARMM legislature". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "RESOLUTION INFORMING HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT SIMEON BENIGNO C. AQUINO III, THAT THE 8TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY HAS CONVENED AND ORGANIZED ITSELF WITH THE ELECTION OF ITS OFFICERS" (PDF). The Lawphil Project. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Comprehensive Basic Survey of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Governance Sector" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Retrieved March 31, 2026.