Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram

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Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
مُهَمَّدْ مَهَكُتَّأْ عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه كِرَمْ
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Sultan of Sulu (titular)
Reign24 May 1974 – 16 February 1986
Coronation 24 May 1974
Predecessor Mohammed Esmail Kiram
Successor Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
SpouseFarida Tan-Kiram
Issue
House Royal House of Kiram
Father Mohammed Esmail Kiram
Religion Sunni Islam

Mohammad Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram was Sultan of Sulu from 1974 until his death in 1986. [a] He was the eldest son of his predecessor Mohammed Esmail Kiram. [3]

Despite never controlling territory, as the remaining sovereignty of the Sulu monarchy had been surrendered to the United States in 1915, he in enjoyed official recognition as a non-sovereign monarch from the Philippine government under Ferdinand Marcos. This was mostly done as a means to legitimize the Philippines' claims to Sabah, a former territory of the Sultanate of Sulu, in the North Borneo dispute. He was the last sultan to be afforded official recognition. [3] [4]

Mahakuttah Kiram's coronation in 1974 was sponsored by the Marcos administration. [5] At the time of his coronation, his oldest son, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, was crowned beside his father as Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu at eight years old. [6] [7]

Sultan Kiram died in 1986, one year before Crown Prince Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram became of age to assume the throne. [8] [9] The Philippine national government failed to recognize a new Sultan formally after Mahakuttah's death, creating a succession crisis. The issue was further aggravated by the People Power Revolution, which removed Presidet Marcos, an important supporter of the Sulu sultans. The gap in the sultanate's leadership was filled by pretenders of rival branches. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1980 onward, this position was disputed with his uncle Punjungan Kiram and later with his cousin Jamalul Kiram III. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Line of succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Official Gazette of the Government of the Philippines. Government of the Philippines. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Omar, Ibrahim S. (10 July 2018). Diary of a Colonized Native: (Years of Hidden Colonial Slavery). Partridge Publishing Singapore. ISBN   978-1-5437-4327-2 . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Kadir, Norizan; Mansor, Suffian (October 2017). "Reviving the Sultanate of Sulu Through its Claim over Sabah, 1962-1986" (PDF). Akademika. 87 (3): 129. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia Arrests 79, as Incursion Death Toll Hits 61". Voice of America. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Memorandum Letter No. 427" (PDF). Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013). Filipiniana Bibliography (in Filipino). J.P.G. Potet. p. 328. ISBN   9781291639452.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Rosales, Florante (28 February 2014). "Malaysian PM opens issue on Sabah claim". DZRH News. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. 1 2 Assegaf, Faisal (15 March 2013). "Satu takhta tiga raja" (in Indonesian). Merdeka. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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