Ainee Sinsuat

Bai Fatima Ainee Limbona-Sinsuat is a Filipina politician who served as the last vice governor of Maguindanao prior to its split into two provinces. She then served as the Officer in Charge (OIC) vice governor of Maguindanao del Norte.

Sinsuat was elected vice governor of Maguindanao in 2022, succeeding her husband Lester. Shortly after, a plebiscite split Maguindanao into the new provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. Citing the law for the plebiscite, she assumed the governorship of Maguindanao del Norte in an acting capacity on October 13, 2022. However, she was not recognized by the Bangsamoro regional government, arguing that her assumption of the governorship was legal only if the plebiscite had occurred before the 2022 elections. In April 2023, President Bongbong Marcos appointed Sinsuat as OIC vice governor of Maguindanao del Norte. Meanwhile, Abdulraof Macacua was appointed OIC governor. On August 14, 2023, Sinsuat vacated her position as vice governor and revived her claim as the legitimate acting governor, citing a Supreme Court ruling she believed was in her favor. Again, the Bangsamoro and national governments refused to recognize her claim. In November, the Supreme Court ruled that Sinsuat had effectively abandoned her claim to the governorship by accepting her appointment as vice governor earlier that year.