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Datu Yusoph Boyog Mama | |
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| Born | June 19, 1954 Dansalan, Lanao, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Mindanao State University (B.S. International Relations) Webster University |
| Spouse | Bai-a-labi Omairah Dangcal Didato Mama |
Datu Yusoph Boyog Mama (born June 19, 1954) is a Filipino politician and government official. He was a candidate for public office as Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor in the previous 2013 Mid-term Elections, being the lone candidate representing the province of Lanao del Sur, one of the five (5) provinces constituting the ARMM territory.[1] With the support of various key multi-sectoral groups in the province of Lanao del Sur and the provincial capital Islamic City of Marawi, Datu Yusoph B. Mama ran as an independent candidate.
Previous to his candidacy, he had been serving as the Regional Director of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Southern Mindanao - Region XI (Davao City).[2] A Muslim technocrat and Moro leader from the Islamic City of Marawi, province of Lanao del Sur, he was elected and served as the first Filipino-Muslim president of the National Council of Career Executive Service Organizations (NCCESO), now known as the National Union of Career Executive Service Officers (NUCESO), leading the council in the mid-1990s.
Long identified as a strong supporter and advocate of health, peace and development through the promotion of local (grassroots) and national sports programs, he currently sits as an executive member of the nine-man board of directors of the Athletics sports federation and its national governing body, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association.[3]
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