Alih Awal Sali
Mayor of Akbar (2019-; re-elected 2022, 2025)
In officeSources: Rappler 2025 results, Akbar; Comelec · List of elected city/municipal candidates 2019
See Alih Awal Sali in the map →Sali (Akbar town) family of Basilan
In the town of Akbar, Mayor Alih Sali and Vice Mayor Raiza Sali-Sakkalahul are relatives of Paisal Sali, the town's former administrator, who won Basilan's 2nd District seat in the 2026 BARMM Parliament election.
3 documented relatives · 3 currently in public office · 2 documented relationships · Province of Basilan
Who they are
Raiza Alam Sali
Vice mayor of Akbar (2019-; re-elected 2025)
In officeSources: Rappler 2025 results, Akbar; Comelec · List of elected city/municipal candidates 2019
See Raiza Alam Sali in the map →
Paisal Sali
Bangsamoro Parliament member-elect, Basilan 2nd District (2026, UBJP); former Akbar municipal administrator
In officeSources: Rappler · Another Sali will be in gov't as Basilan 2nd District rep in BARMM Parliament; Rappler · BARMM polls: Hatamans seek 2 of Basilan's 4 parliament seats
See Paisal Sali in the map →How they are related
- Paisal Sali and Alih Awal Sali — Relatives; degree unreportedBloodEvidence: Rappler · BARMM polls: Hatamans seek 2 of Basilan's 4 parliament seats · “former Akbar municipal administrator Paisal Sali, whose relatives are the town's mayor and vice mayor, Alih Sali and Raiza Sali-Sakkalahul, respectively.”; Rappler · Another Sali will be in gov't as Basilan 2nd District rep in BARMM Parliament
- Paisal Sali and Raiza Alam Sali — Relatives; degree unreportedBloodEvidence: Rappler · BARMM polls: Hatamans seek 2 of Basilan's 4 parliament seats · “former Akbar municipal administrator Paisal Sali, whose relatives are the town's mayor and vice mayor, Alih Sali and Raiza Sali-Sakkalahul, respectively.”; Rappler · Another Sali will be in gov't as Basilan 2nd District rep in BARMM Parliament
How this was researched
Researched September 2026 against Comelec 2025 results. Every relationship is quoted from a published source; people who share a surname without a published statement of kinship are left out. Family relationships do not imply wrongdoing or political agreement.
Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.
Open the Sali (Akbar town) relationship map →Sources
- Rappler 2025 results, Akbar · 2025-05-15
- Comelec · List of elected city/municipal candidates 2019 · 2019-12-11
- Rappler · Another Sali will be in gov't as Basilan 2nd District rep in BARMM Parliament · 2026-09-15
- Rappler · BARMM polls: Hatamans seek 2 of Basilan's 4 parliament seats · 2026-09-09
- Rappler · BARMM polls: Hatamans seek 2 of Basilan's 4 parliament seats · “former Akbar municipal administrator Paisal Sali, whose relatives are the town's mayor and vice mayor, Alih Sali and Raiza Sali-Sakkalahul, respectively.” · 2026-09-08
Other families documented in Basilan
- Hataman-SallimanIsabela City Mayor Sitti Djalia 'Dadah' Turabin-Hataman is the wife of Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman; her 2019-2025 vice mayor and 2025 mayoral rival Kifli Hataman-Salliman is the youngest son of Mujiv's elder brother, Vice Governor Jim Hataman-Salliman.
- FurigayThe Furigays have held the Lamitan mayoralty since 2004: Roderick 'Oric' Furigay (2004-2013, 2022-), his wife Rose (2013-2022, killed 24 July 2022), and their nephew Hegem as vice mayor.
- Hassan (Lamitan)Former Lamitan councilor Rima Hasim Hassan won Basilan's 1st District seat in the 2026 BARMM Parliament election; her son Ibrahim 'Ibs' Hassan Jr. is a Lamitan city councilor.
- KallahalTuburan Mayor Durie Kallahal's son Abdulsamie, a former Tuburan councilor, placed second in Basilan's 2nd District race for the BARMM Parliament in 2026.
- LajidAl-Barka Mayor Jaydeefar Lajid is the son of Darussalam Lajid, the town's mayor when he was shot dead on 6 December 2021.
- Istarul (Tipo-Tipo)Tipo-Tipo Mayor Lukman Ingatun Istarul died in office on 19 January 2026; his son Arcam, the vice mayor, succeeded him.