Pendatun Ali (General Salipada K. Pendatun) family of Maguindanao del Sur

Former General Salipada K. Pendatun mayor Rafsanjani Pendatun Ali won a Bangsamoro Parliament seat in 2026; his wife Mielyn Ali is the town’s mayor.

2 documented relatives · 2 currently in public office · 1 documented relationship · Province of Maguindanao del Sur

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Who they are

Rafsanjani Pendatun Ali

Member of the Bangsamoro Parliament, Maguindanao del Sur 5th district (elected Sept 2026, BFP); former General Salipada K. Pendatun mayor

In office

Sources: Rappler · Ex-mayor takes BARMM seat in Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th District; Rappler · BARMM polls: Scions of dynasties vie for Maguindanao del Sur seats

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Mielyn Dimalna Ali

Mayor, General Salipada K. Pendatun (2025 roster, unopposed)

In office

Sources: Rappler · 2025 results, gen-sk-pendatun; Rappler · Ex-mayor takes BARMM seat in Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th District

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How they are related

• Rafsanjani Pendatun Ali and Mielyn Dimalna Ali — SpousesMarriageEvidence: Rappler · Ex-mayor takes BARMM seat in Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th District · “Rafsanjani Pendatun Ali is the former mayor of General Salipada K. Pendatun, where his wife, Mielyn Ali, is the incumbent mayor.”

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.

Sources

1. Rappler · Ex-mayor takes BARMM seat in Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th District · 2026-09-14
2. Rappler · BARMM polls: Scions of dynasties vie for Maguindanao del Sur seats · 2026-09-07
3. Rappler · 2025 results, gen-sk-pendatun · 2025-05
4. Rappler · Ex-mayor takes BARMM seat in Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th District · “Rafsanjani Pendatun Ali is the former mayor of General Salipada K. Pendatun, where his wife, Mielyn Ali, is the incumbent mayor.” · 2026-09-14

Other families documented in Maguindanao del Sur

• Mangudadatu–SakaluranAdds the father links from Raden Camlian Sakaluran to his children Prince Raden and Bai Rihan.
• MidtimbangThe Midtimbangs of Talayan hold the governorship (Ali Musa Midtimbang, since 2025), the mayoralties of Talayan, Guindulungan and Datu Anggal Midtimbang, and a Bangsamoro Parliament seat, and are linked by marriage to the Ampatuans of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan.
• AmpatuanLinks the Shariff Aguak branch (Marop) to Andal Sr.’s son Sajid as cousins.
• PaglasThe Paglases have run Datu Paglas since its creation in 1973 and held the district’s House seat in 2022–2025 through Mohamad “Tong” Pendatun Paglas Sr., whom the Inquirer calls a cousin of Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu.
• NandoVice Governor Hisham Salendab Nando is the son of the late Wali of the Bangsamoro, Sheikh Khalipa Nando.
• MontawalPagagawan (Datu Montawal) is led by a father-and-son pair who swapped the mayor and vice-mayor posts.
• Samama–Kamaong (Datu Piang)Datu Piang’s mayor Victor Samama succeeded his paternal cousin, Mayor Genuine Kamaong, who died in 2018.

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