Lininding Pangandaman
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| name = Lininding Pangandaman
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| office = 2nd Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
| term_start = 1993
| term_end = 1996
| predecessor = Zacaria Candao
| successor = Nur Misuari
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Lininding P. Pangandaman{{cite book |last1=Madale |first1=Abdullah T. |title=The Maranaws, Dwellers of the Lake |date=1997 |publisher=Rex Bookstore, Inc. |isbn=978-971-23-2174-0 |pages=170 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xr8_P6mJ-ZIC&dq=Lininding%20Pangandaman&pg=PA170 |access-date=21 June 2022 |language=en |chapter=Notable Maranaws}} was a Filipino diplomat, lawyer, and politician who was the Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Background
Lininding Pangandaman is an ethnic Maranao who hailed from Masiu, Lanao del Sur.{{cite news |last1=Unson |first1=John |title=Ex ARMM guv dies |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/10/15/1245564/ex-armm-guv-dies |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=15 October 2013}} He was involved in several socio-civic organizations such as the Basak Muslim Professionals Fraternity and Sorority in which he was a co-founder.{{cite book |last1=Madale |first1=Abdullah T. |title=The Maranaws, Dwellers of the Lake |date=1997 |publisher=Rex Bookstore, Inc. |isbn=978-971-23-2174-0 |pages=161–162 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xr8_P6mJ-ZIC&dq=Lininding%20Pangandaman&pg=PA161 |access-date=21 June 2022 |language=en |chapter=Notable Maranaws}}
He was a diplomat serving as ambassador to various Muslim-majority states including Saudi Arabia from the late 1960s until the early 1980s. He also engaged with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as a negotiator for the Philippine government which led to the signing of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement.{{cite news |title=Former ARMM Gov Pangandaman dies |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/41446-former-armm-gov-lininding-pangandaman-dies/ |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=Rappler |date=15 October 2013}}
Under the urging of President Fidel V. Ramos, he ran for the position of Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He got elected as regional governor, serving from 1993 to 1996. Pangandaman intended to run in the 1996 regional elections but withdrew his candidacy to give way for Nur Misuari who was elected as his successor unopposed.
Death
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Category:Governors of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao