Shariff Aguak

English Etymology Renamed from en Maganoy by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 on 22 February 1996 after the Muslim preacher Shariff (en ar شَرِيف noble) Aguak, a “great son” of Shariff Ampatuan who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the Maguindanao area.1 LGU Brief Profile Official Website of the Province of Maguindanao Del Sur https://web.archive.org/web/20250719090537/https://maguindanaodelsur.gov.ph/images/municipalities/shariffaguak.pdf 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.Kate McGeown 7 September 2010 The rise of the Ampatuan clan in the Philippines w:BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20140521212017/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11139653 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. Proper noun 1 en municipality p/Maguindanao del Sur c/Philippines. References Further reading en eponyms