Monday, December 15, 2008

SULTAN AKMAD UTTO CAMSA





HRH SULTAN AKMAD U. CAMSA also known as Sultan Akmad bin Sultan Kudanding Camsa ibni Sultan “Utto” Anwaruddin. Being the successor of his father (HRH Sultan Kudanding Camsa) he was enthroned as Sultan of Buayan on October 1, 1990 and recognized as Prime Sultan of the Sultanate of Buayan since February 26, 2006 up to the time of his death on August 30, 2007 . A year after his Enthronement, he was appointed by His Excellency Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines as a member of the Council of Elders and Advisers, representing Buayan Sultanate. From the time of his proclamation up to his death, he have performed his functions as the Sultan of Buayan. In fact, on February 26, 2006, he had enthroned his Royal Cabinet to empower and effect his authority as Prime Sultan of the Sultanate of Buayan. This enthronement was personally witnesses by the two (2) Sultan’s (themselves and some Royal Cabinets), of the two Royal Houses of Sultanate in Mindanao: the Sultanate of Maguindanao and the Sultanate of Kabuntalan, and to proved their presence and recognition to the affairs, both Sultan’s had affixed their signatures on every certificate issued to the enthroned Royalties. And later enthroned a numbers of sub-Sultan’s and Datus in different places covered by the Sultanate of Buayan.

In least than six (6) months of full service to the constituents of Buayan Sultanate, and because of the service-experience of the Royal House in its widest area of responsibilities coupled with the rapid increase of its population that make Them un-easy to effect the full service needed by Their people, the Prime Sultan thru its Royal Cabinet had created four (4) Deputy Prime Sultan’s to task the functions given by the Prime Sultan in the four corners of Buayan. These deputies were chosen from the Cabinet Members who has the accessibility and means to perform such functions, in addition to their present position in the sultanate.

HRH Sultan Akmad, was married to Madam Catherine B. Kapunan-Camsa (also known as Bai Catherine @ Khadijah K. Camsa) of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat Province and blessed with five (5) children: Bai Andrie Sirikit, Datu Alvin, Bai Hazel Marifa, Datu Jun, and Bai Celeste Mae.

With the strong support - morally and spiritually from his beloved wife and children, HRH Sultan Akmad continuously guide the descendants of the royal families in different places within Buayan Sultanate in order to organize themselves according to their Royalties or Title/Position within their clan, subject to the rules and regulations of Buayan Sultanate. One of the objective of the Prime Sultan at that time was to achieve a close ties among themselves resulting to a better Peace and Order within the community and the country as a whole.

During his reign, as the Prime Sultan of Buayan, His Royal Highness, the late Sultan Akmad bin Sultan Kudanding Camsa ibni Sultan “Utto” Anwaruddin and His loyal Royal Cabinet had envisioned a long-range program for its people and that was, for uplifting their socio-economic conditions and for broadening socio-cultural and economic ties with their brothers and sisters in Islam worldwide, with the collaboration of the Royal House of Buayan.

With its private property covering at least twelve (12) thousand hectares of land aside from the individual private lands of its members scattered in the different provinces within its territory, had desired maximum cooperation in the areas of cultural exchange, economic cooperation in the fields of business development, investments, trade and commerce and many others that promote mutual benefit for its peoples. To continue with the vision of the late Sultan, the new administrator(s) of the property for the family of the late Sultan Akmad are now his 2 sons - Datu Alvin Camsa & Datu Jun Camsa. In taking over the position and responsibility of their late father, the two (2) brothers, will now continue with all the existing plans on the development of the areas under the Community-Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA) that was signed with the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR). Initially an offshore foundation will be set up in the name of the Late Sultan Akmad – FATHUL SULTAN AKMAD UTTO CAMSA FOUNDATION INC., in collaboration of the foreign investor, through the effort of Putri Aizian, the Bai-a-Labi for External Affairs of the Royal House of Buayan.

Likewise, the plan of the late HRH Sultan Akmad, was to establish a modern community, that strengthen the cultural and traditional orientation of Muslim Royal Descent and lineage of the Buayan Dynasty, the program will be supported and fully financed by the office of Bai-a-Labi of Foreign Affair in Kuala Lumpur. Initially, the late HRH Sultan Akmad sought also, the establishing of a better office of the Prime Sultan of Buayan and its Royal Cabinets and also a mosque/madrasah for the people. However, after the death of late Sultan Akmad, the aforesaid plan for the establishing of the office of the Prime Sultan of Buayan was shelved, but the mosque/madrasah will be established together with the improvement of the ‘royal musoleum’ by the foundation soon. In exchanged for the establishing of the office of the Prime Sultan of Buayan, a management office for the royal cabinets will be set-up in Cotabato City and manage by the committee members from the cultural representative office, Kuala Lumpur.


On the few developments made by late Sultan Akmad after the enthronement of his complete cabinet set-up were the: 1. By-Laws of the Sultanate of Buayan, in Maguindanawn version; 2. The very first book made by the Sultanate of Buayan, in English version entitled: “Chronology of Succession of the Sultanate of Buayan”, to include the different enthroned Royal families; 3. The creation of different committees with their functions; 4. The translation of Presidential Decree 1083 (Shari’ah Law) in Maguindanawn version; and 5. The reconciliation of minor family feuds. For the Buayan constituents, translation into a Maguindanawn version is very important especially to the leaders who have less education, for them to understand well the meaning of this law. The on-going projects at the time of his demise were: a.) The translation of Anti-Terrorist Law, also in Maguindanawn version; b.) The consolidation of Local Genealogy (Tarsila); c.) The creation of Madrasah (Arabic School) and English School for the families of Rajah Buayan (both young and adult); and many others.

He also encouraged major involvement in the on-going peace talk between the Government of Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), those representatives of Buayan Sultanate, headed by the Marajalayla sa Buayan/Deputy Prime Sultan of the East, had formally delivered the communication to the Head of the MILF Peace Panel and openly discuss our objectives. A written communication was also send to the GRP Peace Panel with the same contents. Alhamdulillah, on the last week of July 2008, the MILF Peace Panel had agreed to include the Royal House of Buayan as its member as an observer and Haji Datu Tumagantang P. Zainal, a Cabinet Member (Matua Rajah sa Andavit of Buayan) of this Royal House was authorized to represent the Office of the Prime Sultan in attending to the witnessing of the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on the ‘Ancestral Domain’ between the GRP/MILF in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 5th August 2008.

Before his death, he stated that there is a need to instill greater consciousness and understanding among us, on the comprehensive path to peace, to strengthen and sustain participation in the promotion of the culture of peace, with respect to the fundamental rights of freedom, tolerance, understanding and solidarity.

After years of hard struggle and brilliant achievement, late HRH Sultan Akmad bin Sultan Kudanding Camsa ibni Sultan “Utto” Anwaruddin left his true legacy of wisdom that made us to declare him as the “Hero of Buayan”, a Hero whose name we would all honor, and whose ideals we can emulate.

This is just the tip of accomplishment of the Buayan Sultanate under His leadership, in the just one year and a half. These were part of the commitments to Rajah Buayan constituents. Rajah Buayan fully recognized the responsibilities to take care of its people’s future.

Beyond the symbolic significance of these accomplishments, we have brought back inter-faith solidarity, energized by the invaluable initiative of the late HRH Sultan Akmad bin Sultan Kudanding Camsa ibni Sultan “Utto” Anwaruddin.

Immediately after the death of late HRH Sultan Akmad bin Sultan Kudanding Camsa ibni Sultan “Utto” Anwaruddin, his Cabinet members had formed a Crisis Management Committee in order not to disrupt the services to the people of Buayan towards the fulfillment of the aspirations of the Sultanate of Buayan, we gladly endeavor to bear the full weight of responsibilities of the different Royal Houses and call upon brothers and sisters in Islam worldwide who have the capability of guiding or helping us or to add their own to this endeavor.

The Crisis Management Committee is headed by the Secretary-General in a person of Judge Datukaka P. Camsa, the Sultan Lipules Raja Tua IV sa Dimaegal sa Buayan, and the members are the four (4) Deputy Prime Sultan’s of Buayan namely: Hadji Datu Rakman Utto Ali, Deputy Prime Sultan of Buayan for the East; Hadji Datu Mohammad Succor, Deputy Prime Sultan of Buayan for the West; Hadji Datu Abdillah Malaguial, Deputy Prime Sultan of Buayan for the North; &, HRH Sultan Sarifa-Datu Camsa Ampatuan, Deputy Prime Sultan of Buayan for the South; and the Datu-a-Lukes sa Buayan in the person of Professor Datu Candidato Limba-Kalipa.

Among the accomplishments made by the Crisis Management Committee was the unfinished project of the late Sultan, like the: a.) The unfinished translation of Anti-Terrorist Law, also in Maguindanawn version; b.) The on-going consolidation of Local Genealogy (Tarsila); c.) The proposed creation of Madrasah (Arabic School) and English School for the families of Rajah Buayan (both young and adult), still unfinished; d.) continuing supporting the establishment of Foreign Affairs Office in Kuala Lumpur with the coordination of the office of the Honorary Consul of Mozambique in Kuala Lumpur and establishment of other cultural representative officers in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan, Spain, Portugal, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, through the effort of Putri Aizian, the Bai-a-Labi for External Affairs of Buayan Sultanate; and e.) the facilitation of documents and other services to the Muslim Scholar of Mindanao sponsored by Optima Colleges in Malaysia thru the effort of Putri Aizian, and many others.

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