Saffrullah Dipatuan

Saffrullah Dipatuan is a Filipino politician, doctor, and civic leader who heads the Ministry of Health of Bangsamoro. He is also a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament.[2]

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

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

He was also 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]

Safrullah 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]

References
  1. "Speakers: Saffrullah M. Dipatuan, MD, MPA, MBA". SMGC Investment Forum 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.
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