Aniano A. Desierto

Aniano Aguilar Desierto
2nd Ombudsman of the Philippines
In office
August 4, 1995  August 2, 2002
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byConrado M. Vasquez
Succeeded bySimeon V. Marcelo
Personal details
Born (1935-04-25) April 25, 1935
Cebu City, Philippine Islands
NationalityFilipino
ProfessionPolitician

Aniano Aguilar Desierto (born April 25, 1935) is a former Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines from 1995 to 2002. He headed the Ombudsman Office which investigates all government officials who defy the law of conduct. He assumed the Office of the Philippine Ombudsman on August 4, 1995, as the second person to head the post.