He graduated from Notre Dame University with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce in 1967, and became a Certified Public Accountant.

His stint as the Chief Executive of the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat brought various honors and recognition for the town.

He was given an Outstanding Mayor award in 1989 and 1990 by the Department of the Interior and Local Government Region XII.

Mastura also made his presence through membership and representations of a range of organizations and delegations, starting with his Rotary Exchange to Houston, Texas in 1983; he was a member of the RP Peace Panel to Middle East on MNLF Problem in 1984 as well as in 1994, RP Peace Goodwill Mission to Red China in 1985.

As the result of the endorsement and planning of Mastura to further boost the development and progress of the Nuling (Sultan Kudarat) area[citation needed], the Municipality of Sultan Mastura was created by virtue of the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No.

[4] In the 2007 Midterm Elections, Mastura ran for the position of governor in the newly created province of Shariff Kabunsuan, which was extracted from Maguindanao.

In the provincial elections, Esmael Mangudadatu, a vice mayor of the small town of Buluan ran against the Ampatuans, resulting to the gruesome Maguindanao massacre, where 57 people died, including journalists, lawyers and relatives of Mangudadatu while on their way to file his certificate of candidacy.