Presentation

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Mujiv Hataman

2. Mujiv Hataman
Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman (born September 11, 1972) is a Filipino indigenous
people's rights advocate[1] and politician from the indigenous Yakan
people of the Sulu Archipelago. He 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 (BARMM) in 2019.[2]
Since 2019, he has been serving as the representative of Basilan's lone
district and concurrently as a House Deputy Speaker.[3][4][5] On July 10,
2020, he was one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the franchise
renewal of ABS-CBN.[6] Hataman also previously served as the Party-list
Representative of Anak Mindanao from 2001 to 2010.

3. Early life and education
Hataman was born on September 11, 1972 in Buli-
Buli, Sumisip, Basilan. He came from an influential family. His
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. He completed his primary studies at Buli-Buli Elementary
School in Sumisip in March 1986 and secondary studies at Basilan
National High School in 1990.[7] He graduated with a degree
in Computer Engineering at AMA Computer College (now AMA
Computer University),[8] where he was the leader of the Muslim Youth
and Students Alliance.

4. Early political career
Relationship with Wahab Akbar
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. Under the party-list system, an
underrepresented group or party can obtain one House seat for every
two percent that it gets of the party-list votes, with a maximum of
three.[10] AMIN achieved the minimum threshold despite election
irregularities that nullified some of its votes,[11] but the Supreme Court
then issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the party-list
representatives from being sworn in.[12]

5. Mujiv served as spokesperson for AMIN in the intervening period.
After a two-year delay, the Supreme Court in July 2003 lifted the
order and he was finally installed as a representative from
Basilan at age 30.
Being a human rights advocate, Hataman opposed Gov, Akabar's
implementation of indiscriminate warrantless arrests in Basilan.
This started the disagreement between the two. This angered
Gov. Akbar that ultimately lead to the falling out of the two.

6. Accusations in Akbar assassination
Captured suspect and former Tuburan town mayor Hajuron
Jamiri accused both Mujiv and his brother Jim as being the
masterminds of the November 2007 bombing at the House of
Representatives that killed four people including Wahab Akbar.
Jamiri claimed in a two-page affidavit that Mujiv and Jim wanted
Akbar dead because Basilan would "not be at peace" under his
administration.

7. The Hataman brothers denied the allegations, however, and
Jimiri's statement was eventually retracted. Mujiv claimed that
Jimiri had been tortured and that his "confession" came under
duress.[15] 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.

8. Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao
Officer-In-Charge of ARMM
On December 22, 2011, due to the "Reform Programs"
of President Benigno Aquino III Congressman Hataman was
appointed as Officer-In-Charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao. The move was criticized by many as Hataman was not a
member of the Regional Legislative Assembly. Under Republic Act No.
10153, the President has given authority to appoint Officers In Charge
while the Regional Election, originally scheduled August 8, 2011 was
postponed until the general election on May 12, 2013.

9. Full term as ARMM Governor
During his assumption as OIC-Regional Governor, Hataman
announce that he will not run as Regional Governor to focus on his
reform programs. But months before the filing of candidacy for 2013
election he was convinced by many cause oriented groups in
Mindanao to pursue for a new mandate.
Finally, after being convinced by different Civil Society groups
Hataman ran for Regional Governor of ARMM, with DILG-ARMM
Regional Secretary Al-Rasheed "Momoy" Lucman as his running
mate.

10. He ran under the administration Liberal Party against former Regional
Governor Nur Misuari, Sultan Kudarat Governor Pax Mungudadatu and 3 other
independent candidates. He won in a landslide victory with 232,253 votes.[17]
When the ARMM was abolished and the Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region established in its place, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) was
instituted as an interim regional government body. As per law, Hataman as
Regional Governor of the ARMM at the time of the region's abolishment
automatically becomes a member of the BTA but opted against joining the interim
body so he could focus on pursuing local humanitarian and security programs in
his home province of Basilan.

11. House of Representatives
Since 2019, Hataman has been serving as
the representative of Basilan's lone district. He served as
a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 until 2022.[3] In 2022, he
joined the minority bloc and was named as a deputy minority
leader.

12. Notable house votes
On July 10, 2020, he was one of the 11 representatives who
voted to grant the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.

13. Human rights advocacy
Mujiv served as a program coordinator of the Kahapan
Foundation—Moro Human Rights Center (Kahapan-
MHRC).[1]:70 When he was elected to Congress, he sponsored
the Anti-Discrimination Bill, which affirmed the International
Convention against All form of Racial Discrimination.

14. Wealth
In a 2004 Philippine Daily Inquirer report, Mujiv was cited as one
of the "poorest" congressmen serving in the House of
Representatives, with a net worth of only P420,000. The same
report noted that out of 225 members of the House, only six were
not millionaires, with the richest worth upward of P500
million.[20] By 2006 Mujiv's net worth had increased to P690,000,
but was still in the bottom tenth.

15. Family business involvement
According to a BusinessWorld article, Hataman in 2004 started a
company with his brother that distributes fresh fish from Mindanao to
businesses in Manila. He 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. "I only help in the marketing. It's really my brother
who runs the business," he said. The business started with only
P20,000 in capital and now earns P30,000-P40,000 a month. His
distribution network includes wet markets in Manila and Quezon City.