22 Facts About Mujiv Hataman

Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman was born on September 11,1972 and is a Filipino politician and indigenous people's rights advocate from the Yakan people of the Sulu Archipelago.

Mujiv Hataman became nationally prominent when he served as the sixth and last regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from 2011 until it was replaced by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2019.

Mujiv Hataman was born on September 11,1972, in Buli-Buli, Sumisip, Basilan.

Mujiv Hataman's grandfather is the Panglima or leader of Yakan in Sumisip while his father was the barangay captain of Sumisip when it was still a barangay.

Mujiv Hataman completed his primary studies at Buli-Buli Elementary School in Sumisip in March 1986 and secondary studies at Basilan National High School in 1990.

Mujiv Hataman graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering at AMA Computer College, where he was the leader of the Muslim Youth and Students Alliance.

Mujiv Hataman started as an ally of former Basilan governor Wahab Akbar; he served as Akbar's chief of staff while he was Governor, and in 2001 was supported as the main party-list Anak-Mindanao candidate to the House of Representatives.

Mujiv Hataman served as spokesperson for AMIN in the intervening period.

The Mujiv Hataman brothers denied the allegations and Jimiri's statement was eventually retracted.

Mujiv Hataman claimed that Jimiri had been tortured and that his "confession" came under duress.

Fellow conspirator Ikram Indama likewise later claimed that Salapudin, Bayan Judda, Caidar Aunal, Adham Kusain, Jang Hataman, Jim Hataman and Mujiv Hataman were all not involved in the Batasan blast, and that he was forced by the Akbars to admit to the bombing and to implicate the others.

On December 22,2011, due to the "Reform Programs" of President Benigno Aquino III Congressman Mujiv Hataman was appointed as Officer-In-Charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The move was criticized by many as Mujiv Hataman was not a member of the Regional Legislative Assembly.

Finally, after being convinced by different Civil Society groups Mujiv Hataman ran for Regional Governor of ARMM, with DILG-ARMM Regional Secretary Al-Rasheed "Momoy" Lucman as his running mate.

Mujiv Hataman ran under the administration Liberal Party against former Regional Governor Nur Misuari, Sultan Kudarat Governor Pax Mungudadatu and 3 other independent candidates.

Mujiv Hataman won in a landslide victory with 232,253 votes.

Since 2019, Mujiv Hataman has been serving as the representative of Basilan's lone district.

Mujiv Hataman served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 until 2022.

Mujiv Hataman is running for governor of Basilan in the 2025 Philippine general election.

Mujiv Hataman said the business is not his, but that of his brother and a brother-in-law, and he only shares his managerial and marketing expertise.

Frequently this conflict turns violent; in December 2008, two of Mujiv Hataman's cousins were shot dead in an attack, and Mujiv Hataman was one of several politicians accused in Akbar's assassination in November 2007.

Together, the Mujiv Hataman brothers constitute a powerful political bloc in Basilan.