Career
He was elected Governor of Maguindanao in 2001, defeating incumbent Governor Zacaria Candao in the gubernatorial election on May 14, 2001. Ampatuan was suspected of involvement in the November 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Ampatuan was already a vice mayor when President Ferdinand East. Marcos appointed him as mayor and officer-in-charge of Maganoy (now Shariff Aguak).
When Corazon Aquino came into power via the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution, she replaced every locally elected official with officers-in-charge.
Ampatuan Senior was replaced by another Ampatuan, Datu Modi who served for two years in that capacity. During the 1988 local elections, Andal Ampatuan Senior then served for ten years.
In the 1998 elections, Andal Senior was elected as governor. During the 2004 presidential elections, Arroyo dominated the polls in Shariff Aquak and most of Maguindanao.
The Citizen Armed Force Geographic Unit (CAFGU) was created on July 25, 1987 when President Corazon C. Aquino signed Executive Order Number.
264 entitled "Providing for the Citizen Armed Force". In 2006, Arroyo issued Executive Order 546, allowing local officials and the police to deputize local militia to aid in the fight against insurgents. These are locally known as civilian volunteer organizations or CVOs.
The Executive Order was issued shortly after an assassination attempt on Andal Ampatuan Senior
Andal Ampatuan Junior. came to international attention in November 2009 as the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre.
Andal Junior. is currently detained at the Philippines" National bureau of Investigation and has been charged with multiple counts of murder after having been arrested on 1 December 2009.