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Sultan of Sulu
Sultan sin Sūg
سلطان سولو
Details
First monarchRajah and Sharif ul-Hāshim
Last monarchMohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram
(last recognised Sultan)
Formation1390[1]
(Sultanate of Sulu was said to be founded in 1405)[2]
Abolition1986
ResidenceDatu Sangahan, Sulu[citation needed]
Pretender(s)Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
Full list
  • Muwallil Wasit II
  • Esmail Kiram I
  • Mahakuttah Kiram
  • Aguimuddin Abirin
  • Jamalul Kiram III
  • Mohammad Akijal Atti
  • Ismael Kiram II
  • Phudgal Kiram
  • Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
  • Fuad Kiram
  • Mohamad Akjan Ali Muhammad
  • Abdul Rajak Aliuddin
  • Eddy T. Sulaiman

This is a list of sultans and later claimants of the former Sulu sultanate. The Royal House of Sulu is a royal house of the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. Historically the head of the Sultanate of Sulu, the position of sultan today carries with it no political powers or privileges and is mostly a cultural figure.

There are currently several claimants to the sultanship after the death of the last recognized sultan, Mohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram.

Pre-sultanate kings

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Sulu was divided into three kingdoms before the sultanate arose.[citation needed]

King Details
1 East King Paduka Pahala (Paduka Batara)
 ?–1417
1 Cave (Dong) King Paduka Patulapok
 ?–
1 West King Maharaja Kamalud Din (Mahalachii)
 ?–

The descendants of Paduka Pahala, through his two sons, live in Dezhou in China have the surnames An and Wen.[citation needed]

Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu arrived in Sulu and married the princess Dayang-dayang Paramisuli of the previous royal family, founding the Sulu sultanate.[citation needed]

List of sultans

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List of sultans from 1405 to 1936

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The following list details the holders of the title of sultan between 1405 and 1936.[3]

Sultan Details
1 Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim
1405–??
The founder of the Sulu sultanate, whose proper name was Sayyid walShareef Abu Bakr ibn Abirin AlHashmi. He founded The Royal Sultanate of Sulu in 1457 and renamed himself Paduka Mahasari Maulana al-Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim, which roughly translates from Arabic as "The Master His Majesty, Protector and Sultan, Noble of the Banu Hashim Clan". The Sultan is reported to have lived about thirty years in Buansa, the first seat of the sultanate, and his tomb is located in one of the slopes of nearby Mount Tumantangis.
2 Sultan Kamalud-Din
1480–1505
The son of Sharif ul-Hashim, whom he succeeded as sultan.
3 Sultan Alaud-Din
?
Sulu genealogy suggests that he was a brother of Kamalud-Din, a son of Sultan Shariful-Hashim, but believed not to be proclaimed the "Sultan of Sulu".
4 Sultan Amirul-Umara
1505–1527
His title is believed to be the Arabic translation of Maharajah-di-rajah, found as the fourth sultan in some tarsilas. Some Sulu genealogies do not mention him. Believed to be the Sultan Bolkiah.
5 Sultan Muizzul-Mutawadi-in
1527–1548
He is the Maharajah Upo (grandchild) of Sharif ul-Hashim. Some genealogies states that he succeeded to the sultanate upon the death of Kamalud-Din.
6 Sultan Nasirud-Din I
1548–1568
The son of Sultan Muizz ul-Mutawadi-in. His surname was Digunung or Habud, suggesting that he grew up in, or ruled from, the interior of Sulu.
7 Sultan Muhammad ul-Halim
1568–1596
The son of Sultan Nasirud-Din I. His other name was Pangiran Buddiman, which was the name by which he was probably known.
8 Sultan Batarah Shah Tengah
1596–1608
The son of Sultan Muhammad ul-Halim. "Batarah" was a title used by Sulu rulers as early as the beginning of the fifteenth century, and Brunei annals always referred to Sulu rulers by this term. Died without heir.
9 Sultan Muwallil Wasit I
1610–1650
The nephew of Sultan Batara Shah Tengah (the son of his sister who married as a fourth wife of Sultan Hassan of Brunei). He was known to Spaniards as Raja Bongsu; his royal bloodline is that of Brunei. On his coming to Sulu, he brought along his Royal relic called "Pulau Janggi" (in Sulu) or "Sepong Janggi" (in Brunei). One of his daughters married Sultan Qudarat of Maguindanao, while another daughter married Balatamay (Baratamay), the ruler of Buayan in 1657. Around 1650, his son Bachtiar took over the sultanate. Moved Sulu Royal court to Dungun, Tawi-Tawi after the Capture of Jolo by the Spaniards in 1638.
10 Sultan Nasir ud-Din II
1645–1648
Believed to be the Sultan Qudarat who became sultan by virtue of his marriage to the previous sultan's Daughter, after which the throne reverted to Wasit once again, after a certain Sarikula died in 1648.[4]
11 Sultan Salahud-Din Bakhtiar
1649/50–1680
Known to Spanish authorities as Pangiran Bactial and to Dutch officials as Pangiran Batticale. After his death, he was called Marhum Karamat. Due to his father's old age, as well as the number of his father's followers, he did not become sultan until around 1650, if not a year earlier. He installed the "3 Temporary Sultans of Sulu" to sit on the Sulu throne from 1680 to 1685 due to the very young age of his son.
12 Sultan Ali Shah Not mentioned in the Sulu genealogy but produced an heir in Shahabud-Din (No. 15). His reign was short and peaceful.
13 Sultan Nur ul-Azam
c. 1685[5]
Daughter of Sultan Nasirud-Din II, who was also known as Pangyan Ampay or Sitti Kabil (Arabic, meaning grand mistress), and ruled for four or five years.
14 Sultan Al Haqunu Ibn Wali ul-Ahad The name "Ibn Wali ul-Ahad" is Arabic for "son of the rajah muda" (heir apparent). Is speculated to be the son of Sarikula and helped govern with his cousin Sultan Salah ud-Din.
15 Sultan Shahabud-Din
1685–1710
The son of Salah ud-Din. It was he who killed Sultan Kahar ud-Din Kuda of Maguindanao in 1702 and "ceded" Palawan to the Spanish government in 1705.
16 Sultan Mustafa Shafi ud-Din
1710–1718
The younger brother of Shahab ud-Din he was also known as Juhan Pahalawan. He abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother Badar ud-Din to avoid future dynastic troubles.
17 Sultan Badarud-Din I
1718–1732
The younger brother of the two previous sultans, he was known to different Spanish authors as "Bigotillos" or "Barbillas", or as "el Rey Viejo de Tawi-Tawi". His mother was a Tirun lady[who?] from the northeast coast of Borneo. In 1732, a nephew (or grand nephew) contested his rule which led to his retirement to Tawi-Tawi where he was then known as Sultan Dungun. He died around 1740 in Dungun during the reign of his son Azimud-Din I.
18 Sultan Nasarud-Din
1732–1735
He believed was a son or grandson (by a daughter) of Shahab ud-Din and was known to the Spaniards as Datu Sabdula (Arabic, Abdullah). In 1731, he challenged the rule of Badar ud-Din, forcing the latter to take leave and retire in 1732. The intrigues of Badar ud-Din led to the proclamation of Azim ud-Din (a son of Badar ud-Din) as sultan in 1735. After a series of desultory skirmishes between the factions of Nasar ud-Din and Azim ud-Din, the former left for Maimbung where he generally remained till he died around 1735. He was also referred to as Dipatuan.
19 Sultan Alimud-Din I
1735–1748
1764–1773
Son of Badarud-Din I. His name was Datu Lagasan. His royal families were then known as "The Sulu Sultanate First Heir-Apparents Families", due to his mother was the First wife of Sultan Badarud-Din I, a Bugis lady from Soopeng, Celebes.. His father proclaimed him ruler in Tawi-Tawi in 1735. In 1736, after a few intrigues had paved the way, a number of Datus asked Alimud-Din to transfer his court from Dungun to Bauang (Jolo). But a political struggle in 1748 forced him to leave Jolo for Basilan and then Zamboanga. His younger brother, Datu Bantilan, was then proclaimed sultan. In the meantime, he went to Manila where he remained for sometime, including a few years of imprisonment. He returned an old man to Jolo in 1764. In the same year, on 8 June, he was formally reinstated on the throne. In 1773, tired of affairs of state, he formally handed over the affairs of state to his son Muhammad Israil. He had two periods of reign; 1735–1748 and 1764–1773.
20 Sultan Bantilan Muizzud-Din
1748–1763
Known to Spanish officials and priests as Datu or Pangiran Bantilan, he was a younger brother of Alimud-Din I (of a different mother). His families were then known as "The Sulu Sultanate Second Heir-Apparent", according to claims that his mother was the Sultan Badaru-Din I "Second wife's", a Tidung Princess, of the Tidung kingdom at the Northeast Borneo land. Sultan Bantilan also had sister name Dayang Meria (*the mother of Datu Teteng @ Datu Tating, a Sulu warrior who had a "horn/Tanduk" on his forehead. In the history, Datu Teteng/ Tating ever attacked the British settlement at Balambangan Island in 1775. This "Tanduk/Horn" since then was "Mandated" to kept by the Maharajah Adinda Families. Due to Sultan Bantilan & Dayang Meria came from the same mother (*the Tidung Princess). Datu Teteng @ Datu Tating had no heir.
21 Sultan Mohammad Israel
1773–1778
One of the sons of Alimud-Din I, who abdicated his power to his son in November 1773. Mohammad Israel did not formally assume power until early the next year. He was believed to have been poisoned by either the partisans of his cousin or the cousin himself, Alimud-Din II (a son of Sultan Bantilan Muizzud-Din I), in 1778.
22 Sultan Alimud-Din II
1763–1764
1778–1789
The son of Muizzud-Din I, he governed Sulu with his brother after the death of their father starting around the middle of 1763. By the end of that year, Alimud-Din II had become, for all practical purposes, the sultan. With the arrival of his uncle Alimud-Din I from Manila in 1764, whom he received well, Alimud-Din II left his followers for Parang. In 1778, he succeeded Muhammad Israel. He reigned until his death in 1789. Sultan Alimuddin II son was Paduca Raja Muda Datu Bantilan (*The Raja Muda @ Crown Prince) in the time of Sultan Alimuddin III in 1808.
24 Sultan Alimud-Din III
1808
The son of Sharapud-Din, he died the same year as his father. According to a report, he reigned only for forty days. Most likely he died in a smallpox epidemic that raged through Jolo that year. By his death in 1808, his Crown Prince Raja Muda Datu Bantilan (*son of Alimuddin II) should be installed as the Sultan of Sulu. But allegedly, he went to North Borneo due to smallpox outbreak in Jolo in 1808. On his back to Sulu, his throne was taken already by Datu Aliyud-Din, became Sultan Aliyud-Din I (*the young brother of Sultan Alimud-Din III). Paduca Raja Muda then "mandated" to his son Datu Aranan to take back the Sulu throne. But only in 1862, the Sulu throne given back to Datu Aranan as Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan/Adanan Puyo.
26 Sultan Shakirul-Lah
1821–1823
The brother of Aliyud-Din I.
27 Sultan Jamalul Kiram I
1823–1844
He was the son of Alimud-Din III.
28 Sultan Moh. Pulalun Kiram
1844–1862
The son of Jamalul-Kiram I. Sultan Pualaun Then giving the Sulu throne to his uncle, Datu Aranan to fulfill the Sulu Protocol Tartib. But after 1 week sat on the Sulu throne, Datu Aranan begged to abdicated from the throne, and give the Sulu throne to Sultan Pulalon son (Datu Jamalul Azam) with some "Condition", that the throne should giving back to Datu Aranan son, when he reached manhood and suitable to sit on the Sulu throne. Anyways, these condition never followed till present. Datu Aranan son was Datu Mohammad Sie/Seh/Sheikh, and then born Datu Aliuddin Haddis Pabila (*The person who submitted the Pulau Janggi/ Sepong janggi to Brunei Muzeums in 1978 for Seft-Keeping).
29 Sultan Jamal ul-Azam
1862–1881
The son of Sultan Mohammad Pulalun Kiram. On 22 January 1878, he signed a treaty under which the territory of the eastern part of northern Borneo (Sabah) was leased (pajakan) by a Malay contract to an Austro-Hungarian consul Baron von Overbeck.[6][7][8]
30 Sultan Mohammed Badarud-Din II
1881–1884
A descendant of Paduka Batara, eastern Sulu king who had died in Denzou-China, 19-year-old Sultan Badaruddin died in 1884 without leaving any male heir.
31 Sultan Harun Ar-Rashid
1886–1894
A descendant of Alimud-Din I, through Datu Putong. Spanish intrigues led to his proclamation as sultan by a few Datus in 1881, until forced to abdicate in 1894 in favor of Jamalul-Kiram-II, a younger brother of Badarud-Din II, who had already been proclaimed as Sultan of Sulu, the abdication being a recognition by Spanish authorities of Jamalul-Kiram-II's legitimacy. Harun Ar-Rashid retired to Palawan, where he died in April 1899.
32 Sultan Jamalul Kiram II
1894–1936
The younger brother of Badarud-Din II. He was proclaimed Sultan of Sulu by his followers in 1884 as the son of Jamalul A'Lam. According to some sources, his real name was Amirul Kiram Awal-II. His proclamation as sultan was contested by Datu Aliud-Din, a grandson of Sultan Shakirul-Lah, but without any success. Aliud-Din was forced to flee to Basilan. It was Harun Ar-Rashid who tried to mediate between Jamalul-Kiram and Aliud-Din, until the Spaniards thought it expedient to have Harun Ar-Rashid himself proclaimed Sultan. The Spaniards were led eventually to deal with Jamalul-Kiram II as the Sultan of Sulu in spite of his repeated refusal to go to Manila on a state visit. In 1915, Jamalul-Kiram II virtually surrendered his political powers to the United States government under the 1915 Carpenter Agreement. Jamalul-Kiram II died on 7 June 1936, without leaving any son nor heir. Although he had seven daughters, no woman could be appointed as heir or successor according to Islamic law.[9]

List of sultans from 1936 to 1950

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By the early 20th century, the sultanate had already declined. Any claimed political sovereignty of the sultanate was formally abolished in 1915.[9][10][11][12] The descendants of the royal family are still recognised and honoured as de facto royalty by the people in Sulu and by others.[citation needed].

After the death of Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II in 1936, the Philippine Government, the successors in sovereignty to the United States of America, decided not to recognise the continued existence of the Sulu sultanate, according to a letter to the governor of North Borneo dated 28 July 1936, from the British Consul General in Manila.[citation needed] After that decision several legitimate claimants and pretenders to the throne of Sulu appeared. During World War II, Japanese and American forces exerted influence in sultanate's affairs, each recognising a pretender supportive of their agenda.[citation needed]

Sultan Details
1 Sultan Bomid-Din I
1936–1973
The second younger brother of Sultan Badarud-Din II and Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II. He was proclaimed Sultan of Sulu by direct vote of the people during a Ruma Bichara held in Parang, Sulu, on 11 April 1936, while Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II was dying; but he was not widely recognised, and was eclipsed by his rivals during World War II. His claim was rejected by the Philippine government in 1962, in favour of Sultan Esmail E. Kiram I.[citation needed]
2 Muwallil Wasit II
1936-1950
He was the younger brother of Sultan Badarud-Din II and Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II and was Raja Muda (crown prince) of the sultanate. He was lawfully elected by the Ruma Bichara, the Datus and Sharifs, as the new sultan. Six months later, before the formal coronation ceremony took place, he was murdered.[13] His legitimacy as the heir to the throne and his position as crown prince to Jamalul-Kiram II, was confirmed again by the Sessions Court of North Borneo's so-called McKaskie court, ruling in 1939, identifying his heirs as the rulers of the territory of North Borneo.[citation needed] Mohammed Esmail Kiram was the eldest son of Muwallil Wasit II and recognised successor of the Sultan of Sulu.[citation needed]
3 Amirul Umara I
1935–1964
Recognised as Sultan of Sulu by the Japanese government. As Datu Ombra Amilbangsa, he was the husband of Dayang Dayang Piandao, who was the daughter of Sultan Badarud-Din II, after whose death she was adopted by Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II, after whose death the Sessions Court of North Borneo, on 16 August 1937, granted her administration and inheritance rights over his property and credits.[citation needed] She had him proclaimed Sultan Amirul Umara I, and he ruled from Maimbung. After the defeat of Japan and the death of Dayang Dayang Piandao, their heir, Sultan Shariful Hashim, also known as Sultan Eric, was accused of homicide and blackmail, which caused him to run away to Sandakan Sabah, to his uncle the cousin of sultan, Datu Bachtiyal, the son of Sultan Jainar Abirin, also known as Datu Tambuyong, where he now lives. After that Sultan Amirul Umara I abdicated.[citation needed]
4 Jainal Abirin
1937–1950
Born Datu Tambuyong, he was a great-great-grandson of Sultan Shakirul-Lah and was supported by the American Forces. He ruled from Patikul but stepped down in 1950.[citation needed]

List of sultans from 1950 to 1986

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A genealogy released by the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines at the height of the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff.

In 1962, the Philippine government under President Diosdado Macapagal officially recognised the continued existence of the Sulu sultanate and, on 24 May 1974, officially recognised Sultan Mohammad Mahakuttah Kiram (reigned 1974–1986), under Memo Order 427, which was issued by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, and which stated that "The Government has always recognised the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines" and that Mahakuttah A. Kiram is officially recognised as the Sultan of Sulu with the government being obligated to support his coronation on that date, his 8-year-old eldest son, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, being crowned beside his father as Raja Muda (Crown Prince). On 16 February 1986, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, succeeded his father to become the head of the Sulu royal house. As the eldest son of the former Sultan Mahakuttah, he is the legitimate heir to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu.[14]

The following list details the holders of the title Sultan between 1950 and 1986, who are officially recognised by the Philippine Government.

Sultan Details
1 Sultan Mohammed Esmail Kiram I
(Esmail E. Kiram I)
1950–1974
He was the eldest son of Raja Muda Muwallil Wasit II and the legally recognised successor to the Sultan of Sulu. Sultan Mohammed Esmail Kiram granted authority to the Philippine government under the administrations of President Diosdado Macapagal, on 12 September 1962, and of President Ferdinand Marcos, in 1972, under which documents the Philippine government again officially "recognised" the continued existence of the Sulu sultanate and the office of Sultan of Sulu. His eldest son, Datu Mohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram, was his Raja Muda (Crown Prince).[15]
2 Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
1974–1986
He was the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed Esmail E. Kiram I and the heir apparent to the throne. He was the last Sultan of Sulu officially recognised by the Ruma Bichara and by the Philippine government. 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,[16] which took place on 24 May 1974.[citation needed] At the same time, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, the eldest son, being then 8 years old, was crowned beside his father as Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu.[17]

List of descendant sultans from 1980 to 2013, as recognised by the provincial government of Sulu

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After the death of Sultan Mahakuttah A. Kiram, the Philippine national government has not formally recognised a new sultan. Mahakutta's Crown Prince Muedzul Lail Kiram, the heir to the throne according to the line of succession as recognised by the Philippine governments from 1915 to 1986, was 20 years old upon his father's death.[18] Due to his young age, he failed to claim the throne at a time of political instability in the Philippines that led to peaceful revolution and the subsequent removal of President Marcos. The gap in the sultanate leadership was filled by claimants from rival branches. Therefore, the following sultans were not crowned with the support of, nor received formal recognition from, the Philippine government as their predecessors had until 1986. However, the Philippine national government has participated in discussions with one or more of these claimants regarding issues concerning the sultanate's affairs.[1]

Sultan Details
1 Mohammed Punjungan Kiram
1980–1983
Younger brother of Sultan Esmail E. Kiram I. On 11 October 1939, the Sessions Court of North Borneo granted him administration rights over the property and credits of his deceased father, Raja Muda Muwallil Wasit II.[citation needed] Punjungan Kiram was made Crown Prince under Sultan Esmail E. Kiram I, on the condition that he transfer his rights of succession to the son of the Sultan when the son comes of legal age. (This condition was rarely used, as the law of succession would be complicated by such abnormal provisions. The primogeniture law of succession allows only for the title-holder's male heir, and the successor to Punjungan Kiram should be his own oldest son Jamalul Kiram III.) When the condition was met, instead of resigning from his position as Raja Muda, Punjungan Kiram exiled himself to Malaysia and later returned to contest the reign of his nephew Mahakuttah A. Kiram, who had lawfully replaced him as Crown Prince, and who was later recognised by President Ferdinand Marcos as Sultan, based on Mahakuttah A Kiram being Crown Prince and at Abraham Rasul's recommendation.[15] Punjungan Kiram was the father of Jamalul Kiram III and Esmail Kiram II.
2 Aguimuddin Abirin
1983
From the family of Jainal Abirin, he claimed the title for a short time.
3 Jamal ul-Kiram III
1983–1990
2012–2013
Eldest son of Punjungan Kiram and elder brother of Esmail Kiram II.[19] He was the so-called "Interim Sultan of Sulu" from 1974 to 1981 during the absence of his father in Sabah (but not recognised by the Philippine government). In 1986, he proclaimed himself as the Sultan of Sulu; he later retired, replaced by Mohammad Akijal Atti, in 1990.[20] He was in violation of the sultanate's law of succession by leaving Sulu for Manila to enter politics. A decade-long dispute over succession rights within the family ended on 11 November 2012, when claimants met and Jamalul Kiram III was proclaimed sultan along with his brother Esmail Kiram II. He then proclaimed Agbimuddin Kiram as Raja Muda (heir apparent). In February 2013, he organised the intrusion into the eastern part of Sabah, which turned into a violent standoff; and he was labelled a "terrorist" by both the Malaysian and Sabah state governments, when his followers killed Malaysian security personnel and mutilated their bodies, and were intent on taking Sabahan residents as hostages.[21][22][23][24] Jamalul Kiram III died on 20 October 2013.
4 Mohammad Akijal Atti
1990–1999
Succeeded Jamalul Kiram III in 1990 as regent, and was succeeded by Jamalul Kiram's brother Esmail Kiram II in 1999.
5 Esmail Kiram II
1999–2015
Second son of Punjungan Kiram and younger brother of Jamalul Kiram III. Due to different regional spellings, as can be found at government and newspaper sites, his name appears as Esmail, Esmael, Ismail, or Ismael. He proclaimed himself as "Reigning Sultan". confirmed by the elders of Sulu, in 2001, when his older brother Jamalul Kiram III left Sulu, to Manila to enter showbusiness and politics. The November 2012 agreement allowed Jamalul Kiram III to once again be proclaimed Sultan alongside Esmail Kiram II, and their brother Agbimuddin Kiram was confirmed as Raja Muda (heir apparent) to both. Sultan Esmail Kiram II recognised Jamalul Kiram III, as the oldest brother, as the legitimate leader and organiser of the February 2013 "Sabah Homecoming of Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram"[according to whom?], as agreed to by the family, and due to the illness of Jamalul Kiram, who styled himself as "Sultan Proper" (having abdicated)[according to whom?]. The homecoming led to a standoff, due to the unpopularity of Jamalul Kiram, for which both received criticism.[25] Abdulah Kiram was his son and possible heir, but his brother Agbimuddin Kiram was confirmed as Raja Muda (heir apparent) in 2012, led the Sabah standoff in 2013 and died on 13 January 2015 while still in hiding. Sultan Esmail Kiram II died on 19 September 2015.

Current claimants

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These are the current claimants.

Sultan Details
1 Fuad Abdullah Kiram I Fuad Abdullah Kiram I is the younger brother of Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram, the last Sultan of Sulu officially recognized by the Philippine government. He is one of the Sulu group’s eight members claiming to be heirs of the Sultanate. [26] On 11 April 2023, Malaysia classified Fuad Abdullah Kiram I as a terrorist under the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism laws, as part of measures to safeguard national sovereignty amid the ongoing territorial dispute between the two parties over Sabah.[27]
Sultan Details
2 Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram 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 Sultanate of Sulu, on the same day his father was crowned Sultan of Sulu.

These coronations—of the sultan and the Raja Muda—were endorsed by Ferdinand Marcos in his capacity as president of the Philippines. Memorandum Order No. 427, issued at the time, affirms: "The Government has always recognised the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines". In this document, Sultan Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram and (then) Crown Prince Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram were officially recognised by the Philippine government as the legitimate holder and the legitimate successor to the historic Sulu sultanate .

On 16 February 1986, after Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram of Sulu and North Borneo passed away, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram became head of the Royal House of Sulu and North Borneo (Kiram Dynasty).

During his time as Raja Muda, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram studied at the Universidad de Zamboanga (Zamboanga City, Philippines), and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts. His Majesty pursued further studies in Lahore (Pakistan) during 1995 and 1996.

In 2011, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram exercised his head-of-house dynastic rights as a fons honorum (font of honour) to institute and establish the Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl of Sulu, becoming the first Grand Sayyid (Grand Master) of this order.

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned as the 35th legitimate Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo on 16 September 2012. The coronation events took place in Mainbung (Sulu), in the presence of dignitaries of the sultanate, local officials, foreign guests, other dignitaries, and a large number of the people of Sulu. Subsequent to the coronation, Kiram, together with his sibling Nadya Sudjaja, reaffirmed, as de jure sultan, his earlier dynastic institution of the Royal Order of the Pearl, also reconfirming his position within the order as Grand Sayyid.[28][29]

Genealogical chart

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Genealogical Chart of Sulu Sultans
Adnan
Ma'ad
Nizar
Mudar
Ilyas
Mudrikah
Khuzaymah
Kinana
Al-Nadr
Malik
Fihr
Ghalib
Lu'ayy
Ka'b
Murrah
Kilab
Qusayy
Abd Manaf
Hashim
Abd al-Muttalib
Abu TalibAbdullah
Prophet
Muhammad
AliFatima
HusaynHasan
Ali Zayn
al-Abidin
Muhammad
al-Baqir
Hasan
al-Muthanna
Ja'far
al-Sadiq
Abdullah
al-Kamil
Ali
al-Uraydi
Musa
al-Jawn
Muhammad
al-Naqib
Abdullah
al-Rida
IsaMusa al-Thani
Ahmad
al-Muhajir
Muhammad
al-Akbar
UbaydullahAbdullah
AlawiAli
MuhammadSulayman
AlawiHusayn
Ali Khali' QismIsa
Muhammad
Sahib Mirbat
Abd al-Karim
AlawiMuta'in
AbdullahIdris
Sharifate
of Mecca
AliQatada
r. 1201-1220
MuhammadAli
AbdullahHasan
r. 1250-1253
AhmadMuhammad
Abu Numayy I

r. 1250-1301
Daughter
of a Sultan
Ali Zayn
al-Abidin
Datu Raja
Baguinda
Rumaythah
r. 1301-1345
Sultanate
of Sulu
Sultanate of
Maguindanao
1
Shariful
Hashim

r. 1405-1480
Dayang
Dayang
Paramisuli
Sharif
Muhammad
Kabungsuwan

r. 1520-1543
Ajlan
r. 1344-1372
Sultanate
of Brunei
2
Kamaluddin
r. 1480-1505
AlauddinSharif
Maka-alang
r. 1543-1574
Sharif Ali
r. 1425-1432
3
Amirul Umara I
r. 1505-1527
Sulaiman
r. 1432-1485
4
Muizzul
Mutawadi'in

r. 1527-1548
Bolkiah
r. 1485-1524
5
Nasiruddin I
r. 1548-1568
Abdul Kahar
r. 1524-1530
6
Muhammadul
Halim

r. 1568-1596
Saiful Rijal
r. 1533-1581
7
Batarah
Shah Tengah

r. 1596-1608
Putri SuluMuhammad
Hasan

r. 1582-1598
Sharif
Bangkaya
r. 1574-1578
8
Muwallil
Wasit I

r. 1610-1650
Kapitan
Laut Buisan

r. 1597-1619
Gugu
Sarikula

r. 1585-1597
Raja Putri
10
Salahuddin
Bakhtiar

r. 1650-1680
11
Ali Shah
9
Nasiruddin II
r. 1645-1648
Daughter13
Al Haqunu
14
Shahabuddin
r. 1685-1710
15
Mustafa
Shafiuddin

r. 1710-1718
16
Badaruddin I
r. 1718-1732
12
Nurul Azam
Son or
Grandson
17
Nasaruddin
r. 1732-1735
18
Muhammad
Alimuddin I

r. 1735-1748,
1764-1773
19
Bantilan
Muizzuddin

r. 1748-1763
21
Muhammad
Israil

r. 1773-1778
22
Sharafuddin
r. 1789-1808
20
Muhammad
Alimuddin II

r. 1763-1764,
1778-1789
Datu Putong
23
Muhammad
Alimuddin III

r. 1808
24
Aliyuddin I
r. 1808-1821
25
Shakirullah
r. 1821-1823
Datu Dadung
26
Jamalul
Kiram I

r. 1823-1844
Datu Ja'afar
27
Muhammad
Pulalun Kiram

r. 1844-1862
Datu Zulkifli
28
Jamalul Alam
r. 1862-1881
30
Harun
Al Rashid

r. 1886-1894
Great Great-
Grandson
29
Badaruddin II
r. 1881-1884
31
Jamalul
Kiram II

r. 1894-1915
– Titular –
r. 1915-1936
Bomiddin
r. 1936-1973
Muwallil
Wasit II

r. 1936-1950
Zainal Abidin
r. 1937–1950
?
Dayang
Dayang
Piandao
Amirul
Umara II

r. 1935-1964
Muhammad
Ismail
Kiram I

r. 1950-1974
Muhammad
Punjungan
Kiram

r. 1980-1983
Aguimuddin
Abidin

r. 1983
Muhammed
Akijal Atti

r. 1990-1999
Muhammad
Mahakuttah
Abdullah
Kiram

r. 1974-1986
Fuad
Abdullah
Kiram
Jamalul
Kiram III

r. 1983-1990,
2012-2013
Ismail
Kiram II

r. 1999-2015
Muizzul Lail
Tan Kiram

r. 1986-present

See also

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References

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