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Maas Ilidji – a mariner who gain fame during a battle in Brunei Bay, where he was the "Batarah Shah" of the Sulu Sultanate's military forces, comrprised of 300 "adjungs." •
Maas Arolas Tulawie – one time governor of the Province of Sulu and patriarch of the Tulawie Clan. His descendants include some of the political leaders in the province. Their stronghold is the Municipality of Talipao in the eastern region of Jolo Island. •
Imam Jai Dionga – First cousin of Maas Arolas Tulawie and barrio captain of Buan Island in the Province of
Tawi-Tawi for more than three decades. He is well respected by
Tausug,
Bajau and
Sama alike. He was one time Vice Mayor of the Municipality of
Balimbing (now
Panglima Sugala). •
Panglima Alip - Progenitor of the Tulawies of Sulu and Diongas of Tawi-Tawi, was overlord of
Tongkil in the 19th century reporting directly to the Sultan of Sulu. •
Muhammad Tulawie - a famous Moro educator during the American Occupation of Sulu, he was the brother of Arolas Tulawie. He used to visit the houses of his people in Jolo to encourage the parents to send their children to school. In honor of his services to his people, the Jolo Central School was renamed Muhammad Tulawie Central School. •
Mayor Lincoln Aguilar Tulawie - known as "Mayul Lincoln" of Talipao. He was acknowledged as the savior of the people of Pata, during Martial Law. The Pata Massacre was a tragedy involving the massacres of the civilians by the government forces. Civilians were rounded up by the military and were made to live in a camp. Men were tortured and killed daily, women were raped, and the rest of the population in the camp were starved. Mayul Lincoln who was a provincial board member at that time, initiated a move to relocate all the civilians in pata to Jolo. Thousands of people were saved and relocated to Jolo and neighboring municipalities. ==See also==