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Subramania Bharati
Imelda Dimaporo | |
|---|---|
 Dimaporo in 2021 | |
| Governor of Lanao del Norte | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah D. Dimaporo |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
| Member of House of Representatives from Lanao del Norte's 1st District | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Arsenio A. Quibranza |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
| President of Lanao del Norte Ladies Circle | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imelda dela Cruz Quibranza January 15, 1959 Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines |
| Political party | PFP (2023–present) PDP–Laban (2016–2023) Liberal (2015–2016) NPC (2010–2015) Lakas-CMD (until 2010) |
| Spouse | Abdullah Dimaporo |
| Children | Fatima Aliah Mohamad Khalid Sittie Aminah Mohammad Nazrollah Mohammad Abdulsalam |
| Alma mater | Philippine Women's University |
Imelda "Angging" dela Cruz Quibranza-Dimaporo is a Filipina politician from Lanao del Norte. She currently serves as Governor of Lanao del Norte. Dimaporo was first elected as Governor in 1998 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.[1][2]
Personal life
Dimaporo was born as Imelda Quibranza on January 15, 1959, in Tubod, Lanao del Norte to Arsenio Quibranza, a Christian immigrant from Cebu who became vice governor and governor of Lanao del Norte,[3] and Teofila dela Cruz.
In 1977, she married Abdullah Dimaporo despite him being the son of Arsenio Quibranza's political rival, Ali Dimaporo, in a dual civil and Islamic ceremony,[3] and have five children together. She studied at the Philippine Women's University with a degree of Business Administration. She was the president of Lanao del Norte Ladies Circle from 1996 to 1998.[4] She was also the chairman of League of Provinces of the Philippines of the same year. In 1998 she was elected as a governor and chairperson of Panguil Bay Development Council.[5]
References
- ^ Bagumbaran, Apipa P. (January 23, 2019). "Gov. Dimaporo calls for support to info volunteers group in LdN". pia.gov.ph. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Lanao del Norte under state of calamity due to Vinta". Rappler. December 24, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Familiar contenders challenge Dimaporo rule in Lanao del Norte's local races". Rappler. May 3, 2025.
- ^ "In The Know: Dimaporos of Lanao". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Personal Profile of Gov. Imelda Q. Dimaporo". www.oocities.org. Retrieved August 4, 2019.