He was the elected municipal mayor of Lutayan started in 2022 to present. He run as Provincial Governor of Sultan Kudarat in 1998. During his campaign for governor, he and Rep. Angelo Montilla created the SK UNA political party. He defeated Sultan Kudarat Vice Gov. Rose Jamison for governor of the province and making history as the first Muslim governor of the Christian-dominated province. He served as provincial governor for nine years from 1998-2007 due to his tangible achievements, sound abilities, proven good governance and strong political will in the Province of
Sultan Kudarat. He was then called as the "Action Man" because he is a man of action and not a man words. On May 14, 2007, he was elected as representative of the first district of the province over his rival Angelo Montilla. Again, he made history for being the first representative of the first district of the province; While his son,
Suharto Mangudadatu, succeeded him as provincial governor. He decided to forego re-election in the 2010 elections to make a run for the gubernatorial post of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but withdrew his plans after ARMM election was reset by Congress to go with the 2013 local and national mid-term elections. After a six-year break from politics, he was again elected as the governor of the Christian-dominated
Province of Sultan Kudarat in May 2016 In 2017, Mangudadatu was appointed the new chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Region XII. The appointment was issued by the Office of President
Rodrigo Duterte. ==References==