Royal house of Sulu

The Royal House of Sulu is an Islamic royal house which ruled the Sulu Sultanate (now part of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines). In 1962, the Philippine Government under the leadership of President Diosdado Macapagal officially recognized the continued existence of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu.[1]

Royal House of Sulu
CountrySultanate of Sulu
Founded1823
FounderSultan Jamalul Kiram I
TitlesSultan of Sulu
Estate(s)Royal Sulu Sultanate

On May 20, 1974 Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram was recognized under Memorandum Order 427, issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos, confirming the existence of the Sultanate of Sulu. Memorandum Order No. 427 states that "The Government has always recognized the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines".[2][3] The memorandum states that Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (reigned 1974–1986) was officially the recognized Sultan of Sulu. Sultan Mahakuttah A. Kiram's eldest son Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned Sultan in a coronation event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012.[4] The Royal House of Kiram[5] descends from Sultan Jamalul Kiram I, who was the Sultan of Sulu from 1823–1844.[6][7]

List of members

A list of the family members related to Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is as follows:[8]

  • Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
    Ampun Babai Dayang Dayang Mellany S. Kiram
    • Raja Muda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram (Sultan's eldest son)
    • Datu Nizamuddin S. Kiram
    • Dayang Dayang Rahela S. Kiram
    • Datu Jihad S. Kiram
    • Datu Mujahid S. Kiram
    • Dayang Dayang Redha S. Kiram
    • Datu Mahakuttah S. Kiram<
  • Besides the bloodline children, the Royal House of Sulu also includes an adopted child and his spouse:
    • Datu Cheong Ming Lam
    • Dayang Dayang Yoke C. Looi
  • The Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's sisters and brothers and their spouses:
    • Dayang Dayang Zuharra T. Kiram Mohammad
      Mr. Hadji Pyzar Mohammad
    • Dayang Dayang Dinwasa T. Kiram Delos-Santos
      Mr. Noel Delos-Santos
    • Datu Yldon Tan Kiram
      Dayang Dayang Myrla Sacapanyo Kiram
    • Dayang Dayang Nur Mahal T. Kiram
    • Dayang Dayang Ayesha T. Kiram-Abdulla
    • Dayang Dayang Tanya Rowena T. Kiram-Tahil
      Mr. Kimal Tahil
  • The Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's uncles and aunts and their spouses:
    • Dayang Dayang Jamdatul Kiram (widow of the Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's uncle HRH Datu Iskader A. Kiram)
    • Datu Fuad Abdulla Kiram
      Dayang Dayang Emelee Kiram
    • Dayang Dayang Parmaisuli A. Kiram-Guerzon

Genealogical chart

References
  1. "Power of authority given by the President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal to Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez to formally accept for the Republic of the Philippines, the cession or transfer of sovereignty over the territory of North Borneo by His Highness Sultan Mohammad Esmail Kiram, Sultan of Sulu | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "Memorandum Order No. 427, s. 1974 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. "Memorandum No. 427" (PDF).
  4. "New Sultan of Sulu reported to the throne". Daily Zamboanga Times. 26 September 2012. p. 11.
  5. "New Sultan of Sulu reported on throne". The New York Times,1936. 23 November 1936. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. "Sultan of Sulu has his dream at last". The New York Times,1910. 24 September 1910. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  7. "Line of succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  8. "Sultan of Sulu". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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