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Jamalul ibni Punjungan Kiram III (July 16, 1938 – October 20, 2013) [1] [2] was a former self-proclaimed Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate [3] who claimed to be "the poorest sultan in the world". [4] He was known as an unsuccessful candidate for senator in the Philippine general elections in 2007 .
Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram—the eldest son, legitimate heir, and successor to the late Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram (sultan 1974–1986)—is the current head of the Royal House of Sulu, from 16 February 1986 to the present. As a child of eight, on 24 May 1974, he was crowned Raja Muda (Crown Prince, heir to the throne) of the ...
Sultan Jamalul Kiram II with William Howard Taft of the Philippine Commission in Jolo, Sulu (27 March 1901) Jamalul Kiram II rose to the throne following Sultan Harun Ar-Rashid allegedly being forced to abdicate in 1894 after Kiram's Datu supporters elected him to be sultan. Sultan Jamalul Kiram II ascended to the throne after undergoing the ...
The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sūg; Malay: Kesultanan Suluk; Filipino: Kasultanan ng Sulu) is a Sunni Muslim monarchy [note 2] and state [note 3] in the Philippines [7] [note 4] that includes the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern ...
Mohammad Pulalun Kiram (d. 1862) was sultan of Sulu from 1844 to 1862. [1] He succeeded his father, Jamalul Kiram I. [2] [3] During his reign, Spanish expedition to Sulu was led by Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua and subsequent conflict with the Spanish military under Governor-General Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo.
Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram (born 28 August 1966) [1] [2] is the head of the Royal House of Sulu, a position which he has held since 16 February 1986.As the eldest son of Sultan Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdulla Kiram (who reigned 1974–1986), Crown Prince, [note 1] and senior claimant [note 2] to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu, [3] he succeeded his father as the 35th Sultan of Sulu.
As the Sultan of Sulu, he was officially recognised by the Philippine government. [2] In Memorandum Order 427 (1974), then-Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared that Mahakuttah A. Kiram was the legitimate heir and that the government was obligated to support his coronation as Sultan of Sulu, which took place on 24 May 1974.
In November 2012, Jamalul Kiram III was elected to take over Sabah, as leader being abdicated is regarded as Sultan of Sulu. Ismael Kiram II allowed him as his co-coregent, as Jamalul lives in Taguig, Metro Manila, far away from Sulu. Ismael, as the reigning sultan, administers the sultanate's court in Sulu. [5]