
Blake Begtang Estrella (born 2 October 1965) was the Emir of Zamboanga under Abu Sayyaf from 5 November 2010, succeeding Stefano Ishiizu Legaspi.
Biography[]
Blake Begtang Estrella was born on 2 October 1965 in Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines to a family of Moros. Estrella was a Muslim, and he attended religious school in Malaysia before returning to the Philippines to become an imam. At his "Sultanate of Sulu Boarding School", Estrella radicalized young Moros to join the struggle against the Filipino government to win independence for the Moro region of Bangsamoro. Estrella became the Emir of Zamboanga under Abu Sayyaf in November 2010 after the death of Stefano Ishiizu Legaspi, and he was wanted by the government for a string of terrorist attacks. When Abu Sayyaf pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, he followed suit.