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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is dela Cruz, the birth surname or paternal family name is Quibranza, and the marital name is Dimaporo.

The Honorable
Imelda Dimaporo
Dimaporo in 2025
6th Governor of Lanao del Norte
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
Preceded byMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
Succeeded byMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byAbdullah D. Dimaporo
Succeeded byMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
Member of House of Representatives from Lanao del Norte's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byArsenio A. Quibranza
Succeeded byMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
President of Lanao del Norte Ladies Circle
In office
1996–1998
Personal details
Born
Imelda dela Cruz Quibranza

(1959-01-15) January 15, 1959 (age 66)
Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Political partyPFP (2023–present)
PDP–Laban (2016–2023)
Liberal (2015–2016)
NPC (2010–2015)
Lakas-CMD (until 2010)
SpouseAbdullah Dimaporo
ChildrenFatima Aliah
Mohamad Khalid
Sittie Aminah
Mohammad Nazrollah
Mohammad Abdulsalam
Alma materPhilippine Women's University

Imelda "Angging" dela Cruz Quibranza-Dimaporo (born January 15, 1959) is a Filipina politician who currently serves as the Governor of Lanao del Norte since 2016, and previously from 1998 to 2007.[1][2] She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2025 representing Lanao del Norte's 1st district,[3] having previously served in the same position from 2010 to 2016.

Personal life

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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,[4] 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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bagumbaran, Apipa P. (January 23, 2019). "Gov. Dimaporo calls for support to info volunteers group in LdN". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lanao del Norte under state of calamity due to Vinta". Rappler. December 24, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dimaporos retain control over Lanao del Norte politics". Rappler. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Familiar contenders challenge Dimaporo rule in Lanao del Norte's local races". Rappler. May 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "In The Know: Dimaporos of Lanao". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Personal Profile of Gov. Imelda Q. Dimaporo". Oocities. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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