Sultan Muhammad Fuad A. Kiram I (The last son of HM Sultan Esmail E. Kiram I – Sultan of Sulu 1947 to 1973) or Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram (son of Sultan Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram – 34th Sultan of Sulu 1974 – 1986)
Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram 35th Sultan of Sulu Son of Sultan Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram 34th Sultan of Sulu (1974 – 1986)
Al-marhum Sultan Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram, 34th Sultan of Sulu had seven children:
1. Dayang-Dayang Zuharra T.Kiram
2. Dayang-Dayang Dinwasa T. Kiram Delos Santos
3. Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
4. Datu Yldon Tan Kiram
5. Dayang-Dayang Nur Mahal T. Kiram
6. Dayang-Dayang Ayesha T. Kiram
7. Dayang-Dayang Tanya Rowena T. Kiram -Tahil
Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram is married with H.M. Dayang-Dayang Mellany S. Kiram. They have seven children.
1. Raja Muda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram
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
Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram was born in Jolo. Jolo was once the capital of a maritime empire that traded with the great Empire of China and with other kingdoms in Southeast Asia.
As Raja Muda of Sulu, the Sultanate is Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram birthright. There is a sacred bond between the Sultan and his people, the Rayaat, that is handed down from generation to generation between the royal family and trusted people who live in Sabah and in the Sulu Archipelago.
The Sulu Archipelago includes Palawan, Sabah, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, the Sprately islands and the Balambagan group of islands. Historically it was part of Nusantara. According to oral history and traditions, Sulu has been independent and sovereign centuries before the birth of the Republic of Philippines. Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram‘s ancestors contracted treaties with powerful nations and defended Sulu rights to freedom in traditional way of life against invaders.
But from the start of the Philippine Republic which lumped Sulu with the rest of the islands under the name Philippine Archipelago, Sulu has experienced devastation, death and downfall.
The Macaski Judgment over the Sabah issue in 1939 was a blow to the Sulu Sultanate. Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram‘s grandfather, Sultan Moh. Esmail E. Kiram I was one of the recipients of that judgment. The Macaski settlement divided Sulu into divisions
Sabah became a private property and the heirs of the Sultan were divided among themselves. One group wanted Sabah for sale while another group wanted to take it back.
When Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram’s grandfather, Sultan Moh. Esmail E. Kiram I, granted authority to the Philippine government through Pres. Diosdado Macapagal and Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, it was with the hope that the Philippine government would become a caretaker of the domain of the Sulu Sultanate to help the Muslims in this archipelago. This transfer of sovereign authority carried with these obligations and agreements.
As Sulu political power is declined, the unity of the Tausug people in the whole archipelago also has weakened. The economic life of the whole region was brought to the lowest level. Then came the Muslim rebellion and the civil war in 1974 that devastated the whole Sulu. Hundreds of thousands innocent people died.
In 1974 Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram‘s father was installed as the Sultan of Sulu. His father’s twelve year reign started the slow but steady recovery of Sulu people.
However after his death (February 16, 1986) there were several claimants made by pretenders (royals and non-royals) to the title of Sultan.
Mellany S. Kiram and Crown Prince Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram.
Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram has waited twenty-two years for the official recognition to succeed his father.
Source :Royal Sultanate of Sulu Facebook
(Joined Facebook on 12th May 2011)
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The last son of HM Sultan Esmail E. Kiram I
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The Royal Hashemite Sultanate of Sulu & Sabah Facebook
(joined Facebook on 7th May 2011)
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