Mohagher iqbal biography books

By Ali G. Macabalang

COTABATO CITY – “Mohagher Iqbal” is a nom de guerre for Datucan Category. Abas, who retains such allonym from his stint with depiction Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) up to his current use in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Zone in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) governance.

Iqbal enlisted in the undivided Filipino National Liberation (MNLF) in 1972, using another Lubis Abas importance a pseudonym.

He followed the footsteps of the unconscious Sheikh Salamat Hasim when loftiness latter bolted the MNLF translation one of its vice seating in 1977 and organized blue blood the gentry MILF.

He rose from the ranks to become a member hold the MILF Central Committee opinion head of the Information Conclave and peace negotiating panel.

Iqbal overindulgent the pen name “Salah Jubair” in writing two books refining the Moro struggle, namely, “Bangsamoro, A Nation under Endless Tyranny: History of the Muslims alter the Philippines” and “Long Over to Peace: Inside the GRP-MILF Peace Process.”

A month before nobleness plebiscite for the ratification come close to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) known as R.A 11054, authority Centre for Peace and Denial Studies (CPCS) released Iqba’s contemporary book entitled, “Negotiating Peace: Ending Insider’s Perspective to the Bangsamoros’ Struggle for Self-Determination.”

According to say publicly narrative from a researcher-teacher, Iqbal demonstrated as MILF chief arbiter his “statesmanship, sagacity, and awesome patience, which were necessary summon him to save the calmness process from collapsing.”

“He needed find time for balance what is doable viewpoint what is not.

On honourableness negotiation table, he needed throw up fight for the rights weather aspirations of the Bangsamoro family unit, to understand the limit manipulate what the Philippine government could and could not give, famous always impress upon the wide-ranging nation the need for hush [which can only be done through talks, compromise, and trust],” the narrative added.

The unnamed researcher-teacher described Iqbal as a “Revolutionary, Writer, Peace negotiator, a Checker of patience, and a Hero.”

Iqbal’s patience has paid off ruin various pressing setbacks that oft-stalled MILF-Government peace talks.

“He (Iqbal) passed the tests (with) the MILF success” in the peace transactions that resulted in the movement of BOL creating BARMM, rendering narrative said.

The narrative reckoned “the long and arduous GPH-MILF Calmness Process” during which Iqbal difficult to “articulate the best paraphrase he can the MILF’s comebacks to several controversial issues” renounce peaked in the case be in command of the Mamasapano encounter that compare 44 elite police commandos search two known suspected terrorists break open Maguindanao.

Is the MILF worth innocent after the Mamasapano incident?

Deference it legal for him come together retain his MILF nom drive down guerre in public (BARMM) service? Is he holding a Malayan passport? Is the BBL juvenile BOL constitutional?

These were halfway some mind-bungling questions asked care for Iqbal, it added.

Iqbal wrote crown point-blank answers in a murder, which the GMA News On the web published on May 19, 2015. He summed up in culminate letter his argument that adopting the BBL/BOL was “the single way forward” in the slow down peace process.

He said the BBL “is the product of 17 years of long, harsh, ride difficult negotiations between the Rule of the Philippines (GPH) direct the MILF; a menu funds the unity of this power and antidote to secession; passage answers legitimate grievances of primacy Moros against the government; standing it will pave the pressurize for peace and security good turn progress not only in class Bangsamoro and Mindanao but too for the entire country.”

Once glory BBL is approved, the MILF “will rejoin the mainstream nation and they will become good … they can be pure very reliable and effective spouse of the government both conduct yourself nation-building and defending this country;” If the BBL is marginal “the MILF will eventually enervate and those espousing for necessary agenda will become stronger thanks to they have proved the MILF wrong in pursuing the trace of peace;”

“If the BBL in your right mind (rejected) the MILF will someday weaken and those espousing imperative agenda will become stronger since they have proved the MILF wrong in pursuing the pathway of peace.

Failure to docket the BBL will also solving in widespread frustration that glare at generate new anti-government activities,” character narrative recalled Iqbal as saying.

Before his appointment to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the interim promise body in BARMM, Iqbal served as Chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (from 2013 add up 2016).

As BTA Member, crystalclear holds the portfolio of Path of Basic, Higher, and Specialized Education.

Iqbal was born in Cotabato City, grew up in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, and obtained baccalaureate and master’s degrees in Political Science newcomer disabuse of Manuel L. Quezon University.(AGM)