Abdullah Makapaar

Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar
Born	Delabayan Kauswagan
Nationality	Moro-Filipino
Other names	Hadji Abdullah
Alma mater	Delabayan Elementary School
Organization(s)	MILF Commanding Officer, NorthWest Mindanao
Predecessor	Tagoranao Goldiano bin Sabbar ("Commander James Bond")
Movement	Moro Revolutionary Movement
Parent	Father Datu Tegul & Mother Bai Iba
Awards	Famous Maranao MILF Commander

Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar (known as Commander Bravo) is a Moro rebel (Maranao Tribe), and a Brigadier Commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (M.I.L.F.), 303rd Brigade (Camp Jhon-Mack), in Lanao del Norte, Philippines. He was later promoted to Division Commander, and currently serves as the Commanding Officer in the Northwest of Mindanao, including famous Camp Bilal. Camp Bilal is one of the biggest M.I.L.F Military Camps in the Northwest, which was handled by his brother, the late Commander Tagoranao "Tago" Goldiano Macapaar. The nickname "Bravo" given to Abdullah came from a candy popular at that time.

He replaced his brother, the late Commander Tagoranao "Tago" Goldiano Macapaar, who created Camp Jhon-Mack of the MILF 303rd Brigade with the approval of the then-Vice Chairman of MILF, Murad Ebrahim, on the recommendation of field commanders. Camp Jhon-Mack is named after Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar's brother, the Moro revolutionary leader Edward "Jhon-Mack" Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar, who was killed in battle. His eldest brother, the Hon. Abdulrahman "Lama" Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar, was a former Barangay Chairman of Delabayan, and later ABC President of Kauswagan. and former Provincial Board Member for Lanao del Norte, Other Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar brothers died in battles under Martial Law in the Lanao del Norte. Today, Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar engages in the ILAGA war against the Moro, calling for the Bangsamoro people, particularly those in two Lanao and neighboring provinces, to support Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

Islamic Law and Culture Law

Makapaar supports the implementation of both the Islamic Law (Shariah Law) and the Manarao Tribe Culture Law (Taritib & Igma Law). As such, he is considered to be law-abiding and honest. However, his other beliefs are of questionable resonance with the population. For example, he believes in forcing Hijabs upon women.

Parents

Makapaar's father, Datu Tegul, was a Sultan of Delabayan, and the son of Datu Aku of the royal family line Romandi and Sabbar in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. Datu Aku and his close relative, Datu Balowa from Lininding Community (now Barangay of Munai), founded the small community of Delabayan (now one of the barangays in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte) before the Philippine–American War. The land of Delabayan is deeply forested, and the apocryphal tale of the founding of the community is that after a long hike, Datu Aku and Datu Balowa reached a small clearing, where they stood back-to-back and struck the "honorable agreement" that one would log the forest he faced, and the other the area of forest he faced. Datu Aku is also credited with encouraging the development of the community now known as barangay Bansayan, Piagapo. As a child, Sultan Bansayan Umpar accompanied his father on a visit to Datu Aku in his new community of Delabayan. During that visit, both Datu Aku and Datu Balowa encouraged the father of Sultan Bansayan Umpar to found his own community upon returning to Piagapo. Makapaar's mother, Bai Iba, whose parents were descendants of one of the four Royal Sultanates' bloodlines, is from Munai, Lanao del Norte. Makapaar is the youngest of seven siblings. Makapaar's Mother, like many other Filipinos who experienced life under Martial Law, engage in the ILAGA war against Moro.

Early life

Abdullah Makapaar did not finish his education, since at that time the Philippines was under Martial Law and engaged in the ILAGA war against Moro. As a teen, he enjoyed to riding a motorbike. Once, his family had a motorbike and his mother named it "Bai Iba," which was very upsetting to her other sons,Hon. Abdulrahman and Lieutenant Tagoranao, because they believed their brother "Orak" (now Commander Bravo) was too young to ride on the motorbike. Hence, Hon. Abdulrahman immediately sold the motorbike. During Martial LawtheILAGA war against Moro, Makapaar liked to work with the MILF Agent Squad formed by his brother Tagoranao. Despite being young, he became involved in the missions on several occasions.

Abroad

Makapaar was a part-time taxi driver in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before he became MILF Brigadier Commander. While working in Kingdom, he continued with his studies about Islam at Hadith of Islam. He performed several Hadji and Umra in Macca and visited Mohammed in Madinah. He is close-support to the "Muslim Brown House Committee Community" a crossed the Kingdom was co-founder by his brother Commander Tagoranao. One day while driving fast alone, he suddenly stopped because of the red color signal in traffic lights but he did not notice that the exact area where he stopped was the middle of highway intersection leading to accident between a big truck and cargo trailer where he also received minor physically injuries. When asked why he stopped in the middle of highway intersection by a police he answered he was just following the traffic rules Saudi Arabia. He was jailed and released few days later because of his Islamic knowledge and providing lectures to his fellow inmates.

Military

Makapaar has an Islamic military leadership which is well-known to MILF Commanders and elements. He claims that he was trained (in guerilla tactics) in Afghanistan by Osama bin Laden in 1981. He believes himself to be an exemplary model of warfare. In 2000, he created a small outpost over-advance to the parameter of the Camp Jhon-Mack's checkpoint in barangay, Inudaran, Kauswagan and declared it to be a temporary Headquarters of 303rd Brigade (Camp Jhon-Mack), BIAF-MILF. He lead his Field Commanders on the several battles in Linamon, Bacolod, Kauswagan and Maigo towns, Lanao del Norte at the time when former President Joseph Estrada declared All-Out-War against MILF on March 21, 2000. He also leads several enormous battles in provinces somewhere Lanao del Norte; Lanao del Sur; Maguindanao and during depending MILF main camp called Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao. He stated to his Field Commanders about the "Battles, and it is one of the standard to the Soldier of Islam, however the cost figure is the damage "Bullet" spending war made by the government forces which can derive deficit of the Republic of the Philippine".

Beside Ameril Umbra Kato he is Commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a breakaway Commander from the MILF. They are both (Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar and Ameril Umbra Kato) two of the most wanted men in the Philippines. An interview with him conducted by abs-cbn led to a controversy in the Philippines when the Philippine Supreme Court rejected the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain between GRP Panel and MILF panel on 2009 .