12 Facts About Abdullah Makapaar

Abdullah Makapaar was born in 1960 or 1961 in Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

Abdullah Makapaar is of Maranao heritage and is the youngest of six children of Sultan Makapaar and Habiba Goldiano.

Abdullah Makapaar grew up in the village of Delabayan in Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte.

Abdullah Makapaar went to Saudi Arabia to pursue religious studies while working as a taxi driver.

Abdullah Makapaar went to Pakistan to study at the Islamic Academy where he had Hashim Salamat, the founder of the Moro secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front, as his mentor.

Abdullah Makapaar was came to be known as "James Bond 007 the second", after the death of his brother who was known as Commander James Bond.

Abdullah Makapaar has said he learned guerilla tactics from Osama bin Laden within his two years of staying in Afghanistan.

Abdullah Makapaar held the rank of Brigadier General within the MILF.

Abdullah Makapaar 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 was dropped.

Abdullah Makapaar has denied having 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.

In November 2016, Abdullah Makapaar was accused of being involved in illegal drugs and of setting up his own "government" in Lanao by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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.