Johari Compania Abu
Elected vice mayor of Cotabato City in 2022 under the UBJP and served until 2025. Son of the late Ghazali Jaafar (Hadji Salik Abu), MILF vice chairman for political affairs and first BTA speaker. Left the UBJP in April 2024 to join SIAP; ran for Cotabato City mayor in 2025 under Lakas-CMD and lost to Bruce Matabalao.
Background compiled from Rappler, 15 Sep 2026 (winning nominees list), Rappler, 29 Apr 2024, Wikipedia: 2025 Cotabato City local elections (cites Rappler results), Rappler, Johari Abu candidate profile (2022) and Wikipedia, 2022 Cotabato City local elections.
Elected 14 September 2026
Party representative
Bangsamoro Federalist Party
Term: October 2026 – June 2031
Family
Son of Ghazali Jaafar (Hadji Salik Abu), MILF vice chairman for political affairs; first BTA speaker (2019; died 13 March 2019)
Term of office
October 2026 – June 2031
Represents
Not recorded
Position
Member of Parliament · Party representative
Legislative record
Measures they contributed to.
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Johari Compania Abu was elected on 14 September 2026 to the first Bangsamoro Parliament, whose term begins at noon on 30 October 2026. Bills and resolutions they file will appear here once Parliament publishes them.