Tarhata Alonto-Lucman (June 26, 1926 – February 26, 2021) was a Filipino politician and Maranao royalty who was the first female governor of the province of Lanao del Sur.
[1] Tarhata Alonto-Lucman was born on June 26, 1926, to a Maranao royal family with her father being Alauya Alonto, the Sultan of Ramain.
During that time, the Maranao preferred to rely on traditional healers and her Muslim family was reluctant to treat her in a hospital over concerns that she might get converted to Christianity.
Prior to her election as governor of Lanao del Sur in 1971, she came to be known as "Babu Tata" and used her family's influence to resolve conflicts among individuals and clans.
[2] She was removed from her position in 1975, which led to her family's exile in Saudi Arabia and was only able to return to the Philippines after Marcos was deposed in the 1986 People Power Revolution.