eda ▁describing ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁soft - sp oken ▁and ▁ref ined ▁man ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁never ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁declared ▁" a ▁world ▁enemy ". ▁ ▁He ▁developed ▁reputation ▁within ▁the ▁M IL F ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁top ▁gu err illa ▁command ers . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chair ▁for ▁Military ▁Affairs ▁and ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Bang sam oro ▁Islam ic ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁the ▁armed ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁M IL F ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁M IL F ▁chairman ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁replace ▁M IL F ▁founder ▁Sal am at ▁who ▁died ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁chief ▁negoti ator ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁national ▁government . ▁ ▁Inter im ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁passage ▁into ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Bang sam oro ▁Organ ic ▁Law ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁Rod r igo ▁D uter te , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁rat ified ▁by ▁vot ers ▁which ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Bang sam oro ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region . ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁his ▁group , ▁the ▁M IL F , ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁chief ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Bang sam oro ▁Trans ition ▁Author ity ▁which ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁inter im ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁- ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn