Saffrullah Dipatuan

Saffrullah Dipatuan is a Filipino politician, doctor, and civic leader who was a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament and chair of the parliament's Committee on Health. He formerly also headed the Bangsamoro Ministry of Health.[2]

Saffrullah Dipatuan
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
In office
29 March 2019 – August 12, 2022
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim
Bangsamoro Minister of Health
In office
26 February 2019 – 2020
Succeeded byBashary Latiph
Personal details
CitizenshipFilipino
EducationFar Eastern University
Philippine Muslim-Christian College Of Medicine Foundation
Mindanao State University
Southwestern University[1]
OccupationDoctor, civic leader

Early career

Dipatuan was a civic-leader based in Marawi catering to displaced people in Central Mindanao during the Moro conflict.[3]

Bangsamoro Development Agency

Dipatuan was the chair of the Bangsamoro Development Agency which crafted the Bangsamoro Development Plan prior to the establishment of the Bangsamoro autonomous region.[4] He is a member of the Philippine Medical Association and the Lanao del Sur Medical Society and also served as the medical director of the SMD General Hospital in Marawi. He also headed the SMD Foundation, Inc., a charity organization established in honor of philanthropist Sheikh Macapantao Dipatuan.[3]

Minister of Health of the Bangsamoro

Dipatuan was appointed as the first minister of Bangsamoro Ministry of Health on February 26, 2019 by the region's interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim.[5] As minister, he launched a polio immunization program for the region's youth[2] and oversaw the regional government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dipatuan himself contracted COVID-19 although he was asymptomatic.[6]

By late 2020, Dipatuan was succeeded by Ameril Usman who took over the ministry as an Officer in Charge.[7][8] Usman in turn was succeeded by Bashary Latiph who became the new regular Health Minister on March 31, 2021.[9]

Minister of the Bangsamoro Parliament
See also: Bangsamoro Transition Authority and Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament

As a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, Dipatuan became part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament when it was established in 2019. His term, along with the rest of the BTA Parliament, was extended in 2022 when the first BARMM elections to 2025 due to complications brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangsamoro.

When President Bongbong Marcos appointed a new set of members for the BTA in August 2022, Dipatuan was not among the reappointees.[10]

References
  1. "Speakers: Saffrullah M. Dipatuan, MD, MPA, MBA". SMGC Investment Forum 2014. 11 August 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. "PCHA topnotcher dedicates award to Bangsamoro People". Manila Standard. December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. Faisal, Abdul Hannan (January 18, 2001). "'The Bangsamoro People Are Already Very Tired Of War'". Arab News. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. "Short-term implementation crucial to success of Bangsamoro blueprint – BDA exec". MindaNews. November 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. Arguilas, Carolyn (February 27, 2019). "Murad vows a government "free of all the ills of governance;" names 10 ministers". MindaNews. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  6. Ranada, Pia (2 September 2020). "Bangsamoro health minister tests positive for COVID-19". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. "Newly Hired Personnel ng MOH-BARMM, Nanumpa na sa Tungkulin!" [Newly Hired Personnel of MOH-BARMM, Took Oath!] (in Filipino). Bangsamoro Media Productions. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. Cabrera, Ferdinandh (27 January 2021). "OFW on same flight with UK variant index case awaits results of repeat swab in Cotabato City". MindaNews. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. "Short Bio: Dr. Bashary "Bob" A. Latiph". Ministry of Health (Bangsamoro). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. Arguillas, Carolyn O. (12 August 2022). "Marcos to Bangsamoro Transition Authority: no more extension; election in 2025". MindaNews. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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