Datu Yusoph Boyog Mama (born June 19, 1954) is a Filipino politician and government official. He was a candidate for public office as Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor in the previous 2013 Mid-term Elections, being the lone candidate representing the province of Lanao del Sur, one of the five (5) provinces constituting the ARMM territory. With the support of various key multi-sectoral groups in the province of Lanao del Sur and the provincial capital Islamic City of Marawi, Datu Yusoph B. Mama ran as an independent candidate. Previous to his candidacy, he had been serving as the Regional Director of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Southern Mindanao - Region XI (Davao City). A Muslim technocrat and Moro leader from the Islamic City of Marawi, province of Lanao del Sur, he was elected and served as the first Filipino-Muslim president of the National Council of Career Executive Service Organizations (NCCESO), now known as the National Union of Career Executive Service Officers (NUCESO), leading the council in the mid-1990s. Long identified as a strong supporter and advocate of health, peace and development through the promotion of local (grassroots) and national sports programs, he currently sits as an executive member of the nine-man board of directors of the Athletics sports federation and its national governing body, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association. Background Datu Yusoph Boyog Mama was born on June 19, 1954 in the city of Dansalan (now Marawi), Lanao del Sur. While in college, he was a consistent scholar and became the Umbrella Chairman of the Students' Assistance Committees (E.O. 306) in the Mindanao State University and other Northern Mindanao universities in 1973 to 1976. He finished his degree in Bachelor of Science in International Relations in the Mindanao State University in Marawi City, and he later pursued Graduate Executive Education programs in Webster University, for International Business and Politics (U.N.O.V.), and in the Development Academy of the Philippines, for Governance Management and Public Administration. He was awarded as one of the Mindanao State University (MSU) System outstanding alumni (Sarimanok awardees), the highest award given by MSU System during its Golden Jubilee Celebration. He is married to Queen Omairah Dangcal Didato Mama, the Bai-a-labi sa Marawi (Traditional Queen of Marawi). Datu Yusoph B. Mama, better known as a traditional Moro leader in his capacity as Masirikampo sa Marawi (traditional royal ruler of Marawi) was identified as