Shariff Aguak

English

Etymology

Renamed from Maganoy by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 on 22 February 1996 after the Muslim preacher Shariff (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble”)) Aguak, a son of Shariff Ampatuan who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the Maguindanao area.[1][2]

Proper noun

Shariff Aguak

  1. A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.

References

  1. ^ “LGU Brief Profile”, in Official Website of the Province of Maguindanao Del Sur‎[1], archived from the original on 19 July 2025: “Three decades later, the Municipality of Maganoy was renamed Shariff Aguak, Municipality, a name after a great son of Shariff Ampatuan, by virtue of a Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act, dated February 22, 1996.”
  2. ^ Kate McGeown (7 September 2010) “The rise of the Ampatuan clan in the Philippines”, in BBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 21 May 2014: “The Ampatuans have been in Maguindanao for centuries, and can trace their lineage to a Muslim preacher, Shariff Aguak, who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the area.”

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