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Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
Pretender to the Sulu Sultanate
Pretence16 February 1986 – present
PredecessorMohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
Born (1966-08-28) 28 August 1966 (age 57)
Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
SpouseMellany S. Kiram
Issue7 (biological);
1 (adopted)
HouseRoyal House of Kiram
FatherMohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
MotherPangyan Farida Tan Kiram

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 the former Sultan Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdulla Kiram (who reigned 1974–1986), he is the legitimate heir claimant to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu.[3] He is a pretender to the throne as the 35th Sultan of Sulu.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][excessive citations]

Personal life

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was born on 28 August 1966 on the island of Jolo in present-day Philippines, the eldest son of Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdulla Kiram, 34th Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo and his first wife Dayang-Dayang Farida Tan-Kiram.[1]

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram studied at Universidad de Zamboanga in Zamboanga City where he got his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2] Between 1995 and 1996, he continued his higher studies in Islam in Lahore, Pakistan.[2] As of 2016, he lives on the island of Jolo.[13] Currently, he is also involved as a local civic leader on the island and Sulu in general, regularly meeting with the local population.[14]

He is married to Ampun Dayang Babai Mellany S. Kiram and has seven children:[15]

  1. Raja Muda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram[1]
  2. Datu Nizamuddin S. Kiram
  3. Dayang-Dayang Rahela S. Kiram
  4. Datu Jihad S. Kiram
  5. Datu Mujahid S. Kiram
  6. Dayang-Dayang Redha S. Kiram
  7. Datu Mahakuttah S. Kiram

Coronation

Datu Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned as Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu on 24 May 1974 beside his father in Sulu, under Memorandum Order No. 427, which was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, President of Philippines.[16] The ceremony was held in Jolo, Sulu.[17][18][19] Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is the last recognised Raja Muda (Crown Prince) by the Philippine government. When his father died in 1986, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram could not take the crown because of his age, which led to relatives trying to claim the crown for themselves.[20]

Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned Sultan in a coronation event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012.[1]

Acceptance

The Mindanao Examiner recognizes Sultan Kiram as the "legitimate Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo."[21]

Sultan Kiram is acknowledged as the Sultan of Sulu by the former Chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority, Emmanuel Piñol.[22]

Nikkei Asia identifies him as the "reigning sultan" of Sulu.[23]

The Financial Times describes Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram as the "living sultan of Sulu".[24]

A leading broadsheet in the Philippines, the Daily Tribune constantly publishes Sultan Muedzul Kiram as the Sultan of Sulu.[25][26]

On his official social media account, Teodoro Locsin Jr., former Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines) and currently the Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, acknowledged a letter addressed to him from Sultan Kiram.[27]

Professional genealogist and historian Todd Sales Lucero on his article on The Freeman (newspaper) writes him as the legitimate Sultan of Sulu.[28]

Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl

Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram awards the Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl as a formal Royal Honour.[29] Notable members of the Order include Nobel Peace Prize awardee and President of Poland Lech Walesa.[30] The Philippine government has officially recognized the continued existence of the Sultanate of Sulu as recorded on the Philippine Gazette in 1957[31] and 1962.[32]

Regnal name

Kiram's full regnal name is His Royal Majesty Paduka Mahasari Al-Maulana Ampun Sultan Hadji Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram ibni Almarhum Sultan Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdulla Kiram, The 35th Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo.[5][6][7][8]

Honours and awards

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram has received honours from a number of Royal Houses and other awards:

2013 Lahad Datu standoff

Main article: 2013 Lahad Datu standoff

Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram clearly and emphatically decried these actions led by Jamalul Kiram III, a self-proclaimed pretender to the throne in a press release and on a Malaysiakini TV interview.[38][39][40]

Genealogy

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is the grandson of Sultan Mohammed Esmail Kiram (1950–1973) while Sultan Muwallil Wasit II (1936) was his great-grandfather and Sultan Jamalul Kiram II (1893–1936) was his great-granduncle. He is a direct male descendant and the legitimate heir to throne of the Sultanate of Sulu.[3]

Ancestry

Patrilineal descent

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. (*Even the Sulu Sultante was NOT PRACTICED the LINEAR PATTERN Of SUCCESSION to the Sulu throne. Ref: Majul, The Sulu Succession page 398).

House of Kiram (The Sulu Sultanate FIRST Heir-Apparent - KERIS Symbol, from Sultan Badruddin I First-wife a Bugis lady from Soopeng, Celebes)
  1. Sultan Alimud Din I @ Datu Lagasan @ Don Fernando de Alimuddin ibni Sultan Badaruddin I.
  2. Sultan Sharapud Din
  3. Sultan Jamalul Kiram I
  4. Sultan Mohammed Pulalun Kiram
  5. Sultan Jamalul Alam
  6. Sultan Mawallil Wasit Kiram
  7. Sultan Mohammed Esmail Kiram
  8. Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Kiram
  9. Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram


House of Maharajah Adinda (The Sulu Sultanate Second Heir-Apparent - SPEAR symbol, from Sultan Badruddin I Second-wife the Tidung Princess from Northeast Borneo Land). The Sulu Sultanate Second heir-apparent were "The heirs AND Successors to the Sulu Sultanate.

  1. Sultan Bantilan Muizuddin @ Pangiran Datu Bantilan ibni Sultan Badaruddin I.
  2. Sultan Alimuddin II
  3. Paduca Raja Muda Datu Bantilan @ Datu Badaruddin (Raja Muda of Sulu in 1808)
  4. Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan / Adanan Puyo (Sultan of Sulu for a week in 1862, then gave his throne to Datu Jamalul Azam with condition)
  5. Datu Mohammad Sheikh / Seh / Sie
  6. Datu Aliuddin Haddis Pabila
  7. Datu Raja Bongsu II
  8. Datu Sharif Amiel

References

  1. ^ a b c d "New Sultan of Sulu reported to the throne". Daily Zamboanga Times. September 26, 2012. p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c Bačko, Aleksandar (2015). Sultanate of Sulu: Notes from the Past and Present Times (PDF). Belgrade, Serbia. p. 10. ISBN 978-86-912425-5-8. Retrieved August 8, 2019.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b "Line of Succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Sultan of Sulu, North Borneo, rejects BOL, asks Duterte to establish Federal government". Mindanoa Examiner. November 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Aguilar, Krissy (11 September 2019). "Sultanate of Sulu: Baron Geisler got 'fake royal title'". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  6. ^ a b Afinidad-Bernardo, Deni Rose M. "Fake datu? Baron Geisler reportedly conferred by 'false' Sulu royals". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  7. ^ a b "Baron Geisler's honorary title 'fake' – Sultanate of Sulu". Manila Bulletin Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  8. ^ a b "Baron Geisler pekeng Datu". Tempo - The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  9. ^ "Sultanate of Sulu insists Baron Geisler's Datu title is fake". PEP.ph. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  10. ^ Galang, Bombo Jovino. "Pagiging 'Datu' ni Baron Geisler, peke? | Bombo Radyo News". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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  12. ^ "'Wag magpaloko sa mga impostor': Titulong "Datu" ni Baron Geisler fake news | Abante TNT Breaking News". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  13. ^ Golingai, Philip (March 26, 2016). "The Sulu side of the story". The Star. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Asia America Initiative". Asia America Initiative. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d Bačko 2015, p. 11.
  16. ^ Rasul, Amina (2003). The Road to Peace and Reconciliation: Muslim Perspective on the Mindanao Conflict. AIM Policy Center, Asian Institute of Management. p. 2. ISBN 9789716790658.
  17. ^ "Memorandum Letter No. 427" (PDF). Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  18. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013). Filipiniana Bibliography (in Filipino). J.P.G. Potet. p. 328. ISBN 9781291639452.
  19. ^ Omar, Ibrahim S. (July 10, 2018). Diary of a Colonized Native: (Years of Hidden Colonial Slavery). Singapore: Partridge Publishing.
  20. ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (March 7, 2013). "Jamalul Kiram III and the 'sultans' of Sulu". GMA News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  21. ^ "Sultan of Sulu, North Borneo, Rejects BOL". The Mindanao Examiner. November 12–18, 2018. p. 3. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  22. ^ Flores, Fritz. "Duterte tasks MinDA to lead Jolo rebuilding". Mindanao Development Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  23. ^ "Malaysia's spat with Philippines over Sabah: Five things to know". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  24. ^ "The sultan, his family and a $15bn dispute over oil in Malaysia". Financial Times. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  25. ^ "Sulu elders key up Sabah return". Daily Tribune. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  26. ^ "An anthology on the Philippine claim to North Borneo". Retrieved 2022-08-12 – via PressReader.
  27. ^ "Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  28. ^ Lucero, Todd Sales. "Sulu, sultan, and sovereignty". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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  30. ^ "The 41st International Polonaise Ball" (PDF).
  31. ^ "A Proclamation".
  32. ^ "Acceptance by the Republic of the Philippines of the cession and transfer of the terriroty of North Borneo by His Highness, Sultan Mohammad Esmail Kiram, Sultan of Sulu, acting with the consent and approval of the Ruma Bechara, in council assembled, to the Republic of the Philippines | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  33. ^ "Distinguished Members of the ORDER OF THE EAGLE OF GEORGIA AND THE SEAMLESS TUNIC OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Royal House of Georgia)". Royal House of Georgia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.[better source needed]
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  35. ^ a b "Honours and Recognition". ROYAL AND HASHEMITE ORDER OF THE PEARL. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  36. ^ "Royal Confraternity of Saint Teotonio". www.royalconfraternityofsaintteotonio.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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  38. ^ Multiple Sultans of Sulu making claims for Sabah, retrieved 2020-04-10
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  40. ^ Bougon, Par François (March 5, 2013). "La Malaisie lance l'assaut contre les hommes d'un sultan philippin" (in Indonesian). Le Monde. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

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Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram Royal House of SuluBorn: 28 August 1966 Titles in pretence Preceded byMohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram — TITULAR — Sultan of Sulu 16 February 1986 – IncumbentHeir:Maharaja Adinda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram
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