Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram

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  • Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
  • مُئِجُّلْ لَئِلْ تَنْ كِرَمْ
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Kiram in 2016
Head of the Royal House of Sulu
(disputed) [1]
Coronation 16 September 2012
Darul Jambangan, Maimbung [2]
Predecessor Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
Raja Muda Mohammad Ehsn Serman Kiram
Born (1966-08-28) 28 August 1966 (age 58)
Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
SpouseMellany S. Kiram
Issue 7
House House of Kiram
Father Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram
MotherPangyan Farida Tan Kiram
Religion Sunni Islam

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram (born 28 August 1966) is the eldest son of Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram, the last titular sultan of Sulu recognized by the government of the Philippines. He is one of the main claimants to the headship of the House of Kiram and therefore a claimant to title of sultan. [3] [4] Between his father's death in 1986 and his coronation in 2012, he described himself by the title by which he was recognized by the Philippine government in 1974, that of Raja Muda (chosen heir apparent or crown prince). [5] [6]

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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 his first wife Dayang-Dayang Farida Tan-Kiram. [5]

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram studied at Universidad de Zamboanga in Zamboanga City where he got his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Between 1995 and 1996, he continued his higher studies in Islam in Lahore, Pakistan.[ citation needed ] He currently lives on the island of Jolo [2] [7] near the seat of the Sultanate and is involved as a local civic leader on the island and Sulu in general, regularly meeting with the local population. [8] [9]

He is married to Dayang Dayang Pangian Mellany Serman Kiram and has seven children. [10]

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. [11] The ceremony was held in Jolo, Sulu. [12] [13] [14] 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. [15] Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned Sultan in a coronation event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012. [5] [2]

Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram awards the Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl as a formal Royal Honor since 2011. [16] [17] The Associazione Insigniti Onorificenze Cavalleresche (Association of Chivalric Honors), an entity under the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry recognizes the Royal Order. [18]

Regnal name

Kiram uses the full regnal name of 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. [19] [20] [21] [22]

Honours and awards

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

2013 Lahad Datu standoff

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 and other publications. [26] [27] [28] [29]

Genealogy

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is the grandson of Sultan Mohammed Esmail Kiram (1950–1973) while 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 claimant to the defunct throne of the Sultanate of Sulu. [6]

Ancestry

Patrilineal descent
  1. Muwallil Wasit I of Sulu
  2. Salahuddin Bakhtiar
  3. Badar ud-Din I
  4. Azim ud-Din I (Ferdinand I)
  5. Sharaf ud-Din
  6. Azim ud-Din III
  7. Jamalul Kiram I
  8. Mohammad Pulalun Kiram
  9. Jamal ul-Azam
  10. Muwallil Wasit II
  11. Mohammed Esmail Kiram
  12. Mohammed Mahakuttah Kiram
  13. Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram [30] [6]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Lucero, Todd Sales (22 Mar 2023). "Sulu, sultan, and sovereignty". Philstar.com. Retrieved 13 Jun 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 Clavé, Elsa (2024-01-02). "Dressing up the Monarch: Authority and its representation in the Sulu sultanate royal tradition (19th–21st century)" . Indonesia and the Malay World. 52 (152): 76–96. doi: 10.1080/13639811.2024.2325226 . ISSN   1363-9811.
    3. ↑ "Exclusive: Sultan of Sulu, North Borneo, rejects BOL, asks Duterte to establish Federal government". Mindanoa Examiner. November 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    4. ↑ Nawal, Allan; Alipala, Julie; Ubac, Michael Lim (27 Feb 2013). "Palace unsure on rightful sultanate heir, about financier". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 13 Jun 2025.
    5. 1 2 3 "New Sultan of Sulu reported to the throne". Daily Zamboanga Times. September 26, 2012. p. 11.
    6. 1 2 3 "Line of Succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
    7. ↑ Golingai, Philip (March 26, 2016). "The Sulu side of the story". The Star. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    8. ↑ "Asia America Initiative". Asia America Initiative. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
    9. ↑ "Ex-Abu Sayyaf militants till new lives as coffee farmers in southern Philippines". Benar News. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
    10. ↑ esadelawreview (2024-02-08). "UN ARBITRAJE ERRANTE: FAMILIARES DEL SULTÁN DE JOLÓ CONTRA MALASIA". Esade Law Review (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-18.
    11. ↑ 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.
    12. ↑ "Memorandum Letter No. 427" (PDF). Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    13. ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013). Filipiniana Bibliography (in Filipino). J.P.G. Potet. p. 328. ISBN   9781291639452.
    14. ↑ Omar, Ibrahim S. (July 10, 2018). Diary of a Colonized Native: (Years of Hidden Colonial Slavery). Singapore: Partridge Publishing.
    15. ↑ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (March 7, 2013). "Jamalul Kiram III and the 'sultans' of Sulu". GMA News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    16. ↑ Garcia Riol, D.J. (2013). "La Real y Hachemita Orden de la Perla" (PDF). Spanish Heraldic Society (in Spanish). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
    17. ↑ "Order of the Pearl – The Arlington Herald" . Retrieved 2025-04-18.
    18. ↑ "Il Mondo del Cavaliere - RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE SUGLI ORDINI CAVALLERESCHI" (PDF).
    19. ↑ Aguilar, Krissy (11 September 2019). "Sultanate of Sulu: Baron Geisler got 'fake royal title'". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    20. ↑ Afinidad-Bernardo, Deni Rose M. "Fake datu? Baron Geisler reportedly conferred by 'false' Sulu royals". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    21. ↑ "Baron Geisler's honorary title 'fake' – Sultanate of Sulu". Manila Bulletin Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    22. ↑ "Baron Geisler pekeng Datu". Tempo - The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    23. ↑ "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 ]
    24. ↑ "Royal Confraternity of Saint Teotonio". www.royalconfraternityofsaintteotonio.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    25. ↑ "History" (in Spanish). Real Academia Sancti Ambrosii Martyris. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
    26. ↑ Multiple Sultans of Sulu making claims for Sabah , retrieved 2020-04-10
    27. ↑ Nawal, Allan Afdal (24 February 2013). "Sabah standoff revives questions on who is the legitimate sultan of Sulu". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
    28. ↑ 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.
    29. ↑ "9DASHLINE — Sabah is a flashpoint for Islamist extremism and separatism in Southeast Asia". 9DASHLINE. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
    30. ↑ Tuban, Rita (1994). "A Genealogy of the Sulu Sultanate" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 42 (1). Ateneo de Manila University. ISSN   0031-7837. JSTOR   42633417 . Retrieved 2025-06-15.
    Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
    House of Kiram
    Cadet branch of the Royal House of Sulu
    Born: 28 August 1966
    Preceded by Head of the Royal House of Sulu
    (disputed)     		Incumbent
    Heir:
    Mohammad Ehsn Serman Kiram
    Royal titles
    Preceded by Raja Muda of Sulu Vacant
    Coronation
    Titles in pretence
    Vacant
    Title last held by
    Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram     		— TITULAR —
    Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo
    16 September 2012 – present
    Reason for succession failure:
    Sovereignty surrendered in 1915
    Sabah incorporated into Malaysia
    Title disputed among heirs     		Incumbent
    Heir:
    Mohammad Ehsn Serman Kiram
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