Royal house of Sulu

House of Kiram
Country	Sultanate of Sulu
Founded	1823
Founder	Jamalul Kiram I
Current head	Disputed: Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram Phugdalun Kiram II Fuad Abdullah Kiram and others
Titles	Sultan of Sulu

The House of Kiram ^[1] is an Islamic royal house which ruled the Sultanate of Sulu (now part of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia). It is a cadet branch of the house comprised of descendants of Sharif ul Hashim, the first sultan. The House of Kiram descends from Jamalul Kiram I, who was sultan of Sulu from 1823 to 1844. ^{[2] [3]}

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, one of the disputed heads of the house of Kiram and claimant to the title of Sultan of Sulu, was crowned in an event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012. ^{[4] [5]}

List of members

A list of the family members related to Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is as follows: ^{[6] [ unreliable source? ]}

• 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
• 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
  • Dayang Dayang Tanya Rowena T. Kiram
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
    Dayang Dayang Emelee Kiram^{[ citation needed ]}
  • Dayang Dayang Parmaisuli A. Kiram-Guerzon^{[ citation needed ]}

Genealogical chart

See also

• Princess Tarhata Kiram
• List of sultans of Sulu

External links

• Royal House of Sulu
• Line of Succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era as published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

References

1. "New Sultan of Sulu reported on throne". The New York Times,1936. 23 November 1936. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
2. "Sultan of Sulu has his dream at last". The New York Times. 24 September 1910. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
3. "Line of succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
4. "New Sultan of Sulu reported to the throne". Daily Zamboanga Times. 26 September 2012. p. 11.
5. Clavé, Elsa (2 January 2024). "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.
6. "Sultan of Sulu". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.^{[ dead link ]}