Rajah Sulaiman Movement

The Rajah Sulayman - Movement is an Islamist terrorist organization in the Philippines, which was founded in 1991 by Ahmed Santos. Its members are former Filipino Christians who converted to Islam; the fight against this group represents a major conflict in the Southeast Asian country dar. According to the Philippine government, the fighters of the movement are trained, financed and directed by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah the.

The group is named after Rajah Sulayman III, a Muslim king and ruler of Manila from the 16th century who fought against the Spaniards during the colonization of the Philippines. Similar to the Abu Sayyaf members of the movement calling for the restoration of the Islamic government and their respective religion.