Murad Ebrahim

Murad Ebrahim
Born	2 May 1948[1] Maguindanao, Philippines[2]
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	Notre Dame University
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	MILF
Years of service	1970s –

Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim (born 2 May 1948) is the current chairman of the southern Philippines' Islamist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. He is one of the key persons in the Bangsamoro Peace Process in the Philippines.^[3][4]

On 14 March 2015, controversy on the nationality of Murad arose when Philippine former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan accused him of being a citizen of Malaysia.^[5][6] This allegation was denied by Malaysia and Murad himself proved he does possess a Philippine passport.^[7][8]

References

1. Nawal, Allan (14 October 2012). "Murad: Born fighter who rarely gets mad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
2. Cochrane, Joe (5 September 2004). "The Road To Peace". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
3. Espejo, Edwin (14 October 2012). "Murad: From a hardliner to voice of moderation". Rappler. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
4. "Murad Ebrahim, rebel who found path to peace". South China Morning Post. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
5. "Lawmaker wants Murad, Iqbal probed". Philippine News Agency. The Manila Times. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
6. "Iqbal, Murad may be using different names in passports, says BI". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
7. "Malaysia: MILF's Murad, Iqbal not Malaysian citizens". Rappler. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
8. "Iqbal releases copy of Philippine passport". Rappler. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.