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|name = Abdullah Makapaar |
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| birth_name = Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar |
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|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |58 |2019|03|30|mos=1}} |
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|birth_place = Delabayan, [[Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte|Kauswagan]], [[Lanao del Norte]], [[Philippines]] |
|birth_place = Delabayan, [[Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte|Kauswagan]], [[Lanao del Norte]], [[Philippines]] |
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| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg}} [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] |
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|MNLF flag.svg}} [[Moro National Liberation Front]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg}} [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] |
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| rank = Brigadier General (MILF) |
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| commands = MILF Northwest Mindanao Command |
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| battles = [[Moro conflict]] |
| battles = [[Soviet-Afghan War]]<br>[[Moro conflict]] |
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'''Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Philippines: Ebrahim named chief minister of Bangsamoro |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/philippines-ebrahim-named-chief-minister-of-bangsamoro/1400382 |access-date=10 April 2021 |agency=Anadolu Agency |date=22 February 2019}}</ref> (born {{birth based on age as of date |58 |2019|03|30 |noage=1|mos=1}}<ref name="childofwar">{{cite news |last1=Umel |first1=Richel |title=Commander Bravo: Child of war, fiery rebel, Moro exec |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1091466/commander-bravo-child-of-war-fiery-rebel-moro-exec |access-date=10 April 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=3 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>), commonly known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''Commander Bravo''', was a former [[Moro people|Moro]] rebel in the [[Philippines]] who fought under the [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (MILF) as a commander. |
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⚫ | Makapaar is nowapolitician and member of the [[Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament]].<ref name="shangrila">{{cite news |last1=Mundo |first1=Fernando del |title=Commander Bravo builds his Shangri-la |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1414762/commander-bravo-builds-his-shangri-la |access-date=10 April 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Abdullah Makapaar was born in 1960 or 1961 in Delabayan, [[Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte|Kauswagan]], [[Lanao del Norte]], [[Philippines]]. He is of [[Maranao people|Maranao]] heritage<ref name="shangrila"/> and is the youngest of six children of Sultan Makapaar and Habiba Goldiano.<ref name="childofwar"/> He grew up in the village of Delabayan in [[Kauswagan]] in [[Lanao del Norte]]. In 1971, he was forced to dropped out of elementary school after clashes in between the Moro group Barracuda and the government-aligned Christian group [[Ilaga]] broke out in Lanao del Norte. This also led to his family to flee to the forest after their home was destroyed and some of their relatives killed due to the conflict.<ref name="childofwar"/> |
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⚫ | He went to [[Saudi Arabia]] to pursue studies in religion while working as a taxi driver. Makapaar also went to Pakistan where he studied at the Islamic Academy in Pakistan where he had [[Hashim Salamat]], the founder of the Moro secessionist group [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (MILF), as his mentor.<ref name="shangrila"/> |
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==Militant career== |
==Militant career== |
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After the Barracuda–Ilaga clashes, Makapaar along one of his brothers joined the [[Moro conflict]] and became a member of the [[Moro National Liberation Front]]. In 1973, as part of his rebel training, he adopted the ''[[nom de guerre]]'' "Bravo", in reference to a radio drama called ''Diego Salvador'' since the name meant "victory" to him.<ref name="childofwar"/> He was also came to be known as "James Bond 007 the second", after the death of his brother who was known as Commander James Bond.<ref name=binladen>{{cite news |title=Militant 'trained by Bin Laden' |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/militant-trained-by-bin-laden-1.430210 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Gulf News |date=16 November 2001 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Makapaar fought in the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] joining the [[mujahideen]] which fought against the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Soviet-backed Afghan government]] in the early 1980s. Upon his return to the Philippines, he assumed command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's northwestern command from his brother who goes by the ''nom de guerre'', Commander James Bond. As commander he launched a "war on drugs" within the organization and imposed Islamic discipline on its members.<ref name="shangrila"/> |
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⚫ | Makapaar also fought in the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] joining the [[mujahideen]] which fought against the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Soviet-backed Afghan government]] in the early 1980s.<ref name="shangrila"/> Makapaar has said he learned guerilla tactics from [[Osama bin Laden]] within his two years of staying in Afghanistan.<ref name=binladen/> Upon his return to the Philippines, he assumed command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's northwestern command from his brother who goes by the ''nom de guerre'', Commander James Bond. As commander he launched a "war on drugs" within the organization and imposed Islamic discipline on its members.<ref name="shangrila"/> He held the rank of Brigadier General within the MILF.<ref name="abandons">{{cite news |title=Kumander Bravo abandons conflict; calls for unity, lasting peace |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1089866 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=2 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He was implicated to have been behind attacks in [[Lanao del Norte]] in 2008, after a negotiations for a deal that would create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) was dropped.<ref name="shangrila"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Alexis |title=Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=18 December 2016}}</ref> Makapaar has denied to have a direct role on the attacks saying that non-MILF affiliated mujahideen were responsible and maintained that his forces would have retaliated have Philippine government forces attack MILF positions.<ref>{{cite news |title= |
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⚫ | He was implicated to have been behind attacks in [[Lanao del Norte]] in 2008, after a negotiations for a deal that would create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) was dropped.<ref name="shangrila"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Alexis |title=Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=18 December 2016}}</ref> Makapaar has denied to have a direct role on the attacks saying that non-MILF affiliated mujahideen were responsible and maintained that his forces would have retaliated have Philippine government forces attack MILF positions.<ref>{{cite news |title='Mujahideens' behind Lanao attacks - Commander Bravo |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/114882/mujahideens-behind-lanao-attacks-commander-bravo/story/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=GMA News |date=20 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Commander Bravo denies hand in Lanao Norte atrocities |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/08/22/08/commander-bravo-denies-hand-lanao-norte-atrocities |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=ABS-CBN |date=22 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In November 2016, Makapaar was accused of being involved in illegal drugs and of setting up his own "government" in Lanao by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]]. A month later, he met up with Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers and Muslim Concerns Secretary Abdullah Mama-o to reject the accusations with Makapaar saying his activities were in fact supportive of the [[Philippine drug war|Duterte administration's war on drugs]] and that drug syndicates might have given him "wrong information" to frame him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Alexis |title=Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philstar.com |date=18 December 2016}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Abdullah Makapaar as a member of the MILF campaigned for a "yes" voteinthe [[2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite]] which proposed the creation of the [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (BARMM) which would replace the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (ARMM). Part of the plebiscite also called for the inclusion of select townsin[[Lanao del Norte]], which Makapaar advocated for.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dimaporo to Commander Bravo: Let Lanao del Norte people vote freely |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/dimaporo-to-commander-bravo-let-lanao-del-norte-people-vote-freely |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Rappler |date=17 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> While voters approved the creation of BARMMinthe plebiscite, the joining of the towns in Lanao del Norte was unable to secure votes from the rest of the province to be able to join BARMM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomacruz |first1=Sofia |title=Lanao del Norte rejects inclusionoftowns in Bangsamoro region |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/plebiscite-results-lanao-del-norte-rejects-towns-inclusion-bangsamoro-region |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Rappler |date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Abdullah Makapaar was nominated by the MILF in February 2019 to be part of the [[Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament]] which serves as an interim legislature for the then-newly formed BARMM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Esguerra |first1=Christian V. |title=MILF taps renegade commander to join new Bangsamoro government |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/19/milf-taps-renegade-commander-to-join-new-bangsamoro-government |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roque |first1=EJ |title=Commander Bravo inclusion in BTA good for ending revolution: PRRD |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062778 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=23 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2020, he publicly said that he wants to abandon conflict and has urged to push for peace moving forward.<ref name="abandons"/> |
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Abdullah Makapaar
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Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament | |
Assumed office 29 March 2019 | |
Nominated by | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim |
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Born | Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64) Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines |
Relations | Tagoranao (brother) |
Nickname | Commander Bravo |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Moro National Liberation Front (formerly) Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
Rank | Brigadier General (MILF) |
Commands | MILF Northwest Mindanao Command |
Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War Moro conflict |
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Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar[1] (born 1960 or 1961[2]), commonly known by his nom de guerre Commander Bravo, was a former Moro rebel in the Philippines who fought under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a commander.
Makapaar is now a politician and member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament.[3]
Abdullah Makapaar was born in 1960 or 1961 in Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. He is of Maranao heritage[3] and is the youngest of six children of Sultan Makapaar and Habiba Goldiano.[2] He grew up in the village of Delabayan in KauswaganinLanao del Norte. In 1971, he was forced to dropped out of elementary school after clashes in between the Moro group Barracuda and the government-aligned Christian group Ilaga broke out in Lanao del Norte. This also led to his family to flee to the forest after their home was destroyed and some of their relatives killed due to the conflict.[2]
He went to Saudi Arabia to pursue studies in religion while working as a taxi driver. Makapaar also went to Pakistan where he studied at the Islamic Academy in Pakistan where he had Hashim Salamat, the founder of the Moro secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as his mentor.[3]
After the Barracuda–Ilaga clashes, Makapaar along one of his brothers joined the Moro conflict and became a member of the Moro National Liberation Front. In 1973, as part of his rebel training, he adopted the nom de guerre "Bravo", in reference to a radio drama called Diego Salvador since the name meant "victory" to him.[2] He was also came to be known as "James Bond 007 the second", after the death of his brother who was known as Commander James Bond.[4]
Makapaar also fought in the Soviet–Afghan War joining the mujahideen which fought against the Soviet Union and the Soviet-backed Afghan government in the early 1980s.[3] Makapaar has said he learned guerilla tactics from Osama bin Laden within his two years of staying in Afghanistan.[4] Upon his return to the Philippines, he assumed command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's northwestern command from his brother who goes by the nom de guerre, Commander James Bond. As commander he launched a "war on drugs" within the organization and imposed Islamic discipline on its members.[3] He held the rank of Brigadier General within the MILF.[5]
He was implicated to have been behind attacks in Lanao del Norte in 2008, after a negotiations for a deal that would create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) was dropped.[3][6] Makapaar has denied to have a direct role on the attacks saying that non-MILF affiliated mujahideen were responsible and maintained that his forces would have retaliated have Philippine government forces attack MILF positions.[7][8]
In November 2016, Makapaar was accused of being involved in illegal drugs and of setting up his own "government" in Lanao by President Rodrigo Duterte. A month later, he met up with Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers and Muslim Concerns Secretary Abdullah Mama-o to reject the accusations with Makapaar saying his activities were in fact supportive of the Duterte administration's war on drugs and that drug syndicates might have given him "wrong information" to frame him.[9]
Abdullah Makapaar as a member of the MILF campaigned for a "yes" vote in the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite which proposed the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Part of the plebiscite also called for the inclusion of select towns in Lanao del Norte, which Makapaar advocated for.[10] While voters approved the creation of BARMM in the plebiscite, the joining of the towns in Lanao del Norte was unable to secure votes from the rest of the province to be able to join BARMM.[11]
Abdullah Makapaar was nominated by the MILF in February 2019 to be part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament which serves as an interim legislature for the then-newly formed BARMM.[12][13] In January 2020, he publicly said that he wants to abandon conflict and has urged to push for peace moving forward.[5]