Bangsamoro Cabinet

The Bangsamoro Cabinet is part of the local government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines. It is currently being led by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim. Ebrahim made his first set of appointments to the cabinet in February 2019 during the official turnover of the former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to the succeeding Bangsamoro regional government.[1]

Cabinet of Bangsamoro

Cabinet overview
Formed	February 2019 (2019-02)
Type	Advisory body
Cabinet executive	Murad Ebrahim, Chief Minister
Key document	Bangsamoro Organic Law

As per the Bangsamoro Organic Law, there shall be at least one female member of the Cabinet.[2]

The interim cabinet was tasked in drafting the eight government codes of Bangsamoro.[3]

Cabinet officials

Ministers of Bangsamoro

Ministry	Acronym	Office	Incumbent[4]	in Office since
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform	MAFAR	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform	Mohammad Yacob	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education	MBHTE	Minister of Basic, Higher and Technical Education	Mohagher Iqbal	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy	MENRE	Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy	Abdulraof Macacua (concurrent Executive Secretary[5])	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management	MFBM	Minister of Finance, and Budget and Management	Murad Ebrahim[5] (concurrent Chief Minister)	November 11, 2019
Ministry of Health	MOH	Minister of Health	Zafrullah Dipatuan	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Human Settlements and Development	MHSD	Minister of Human Settlements and Development	Hamid Aminoddin Barra
Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs	MIPA	Minister of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs	Melanio Ulama	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Labor and Employment	MOLE	Minister of Labor and Employment	Romeo Sema[6]	June 3, 2019
Ministry of the Interior and Local Government	MILG / MLG	Minister of Local Government	Naguib Sinarimbo	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Public Order and Safety	MPOS	Minister of Public Order and Safety	Hussein Munoz	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Public Works	MPW	Minister of Public Works	Eduard Guerra[5]	November 11, 2019
Ministry of Science and Technology	MOST	Minister of Science and Technology	Aida Silongan	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Social Services and Development	MSS	Minister of Social Services	Raissa Jajurie	February 26, 2019
Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism	MTIT	Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism	Abuamri Taddik	June 10, 2019
Ministry of Transportation and Communications	MOTC	Minister of Transportation and Communications	Dickson Hermoso	July 15, 2019[7]

Other officials

Department	Acronym	Office	Incumbent	in Office since
Executive Secretary		Executive Secretary	Abdulraof Macacua (Concurrent Environment Minister)	November 11, 2019[5]
Office of the Cabinet Secretary		Cabinet Secretary	Asnin Pendatun

References

1. "Murad concurrent public works minister; other BTA Cabinet named". Politiko Mindanao. February 26, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
2. Arguilas, Carolyn (April 3, 2019). "The autonomy laws and representation, participation and protection of women in the Bangsamoro". Minda News. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
3. https://www.rappler.com/nation/237363-bta-targets-bangsamoro-government-codes-end-2019
4. Arguilas, Carolyn (February 27, 2019). "Murad vows a government "free of all the ills of governance;" names 10 ministers". MindaNews. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
5. Macabalang, Ali (November 12, 2019). "Murad reshuffles BARMM Cabinet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
6. Solaiman, Taher (June 4, 2019). "Ebrahim names MNLF's Sema as BARMM labor minister". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
7. Sarmiento, Bong (July 16, 2019). "Ex-military exec joins Bangsamoro cabinet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 16, 2019.