Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
| Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram | |
|---|---|
| Pretender | |
| Born |
28 August 1966 Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
| Regnal name claimed | Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram of Sulu |
| Title(s) | Sultan of Sulu |
| Throne(s) claimed | Royal Sultanate of Sulu |
| Pretend from | 16 February 1986 – present |
| Monarchy abolished | 1986 |
| Last monarch | Jamalul Kiram II |
| Connection with | Father |
| Royal House | Royal House of Kiram |
| Father | Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram |
| Mother | Pangyan Farida Tan Kiram |
| Spouse | Mellany S. Kiram |
| Children |
Maharaja Adinda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram Dayang-Dayang Yoke C. Looi |
| Predecessor | Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram |
| Political sovereignty rights over Sulu were transferred in 1851; Sovereignty rights over North Borneo were transferred by Sulu Sultanate heirs in 1962; The abolition of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu in 1936 did not abolish the Sultanate nor his line of succession. In 1962, Philippine Government again officially recognised the continued existence of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu. | |
Maharaja Adinda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram
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
Adopted Children & their Spouse:
Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram (born 28 August 1966) is the eldest son of Sulu Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (reigned 1974–1986). He became the Head of the Royal House of Sulu on 16 February 1986. As the eldest son of the former Sultan, he is the legitimate heir claimant to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu.
Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was born on 28 August 1966 on the island of Jolo in present-day Philippines, the eldest son of Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram, 34th Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo and his first wife Dayang-Dayang Farida Tan-Kiram.
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. Currently, he is also involved as a local civic leader on the island and Sulu in general, regularly meeting with the local population.
He is married to Ampun Babai Mellany S Kiram and has seven children:
Adopted Children and their Spouse:
Datu Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned as Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu on 24 May 1974 beside his father in Sulu, under Memo Order 427, which was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, President of Philippines. Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was the last recognised Raja Muda (Crown Prince) by the Philippine government. Whereas, Memo Order 427 states that "The Government has always recognised the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines". On 15 August 1974 Sultan Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram submitted the organisational structure of the Sultanate of Sulu to the President of Philippines. The above named structure confirmed that Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu. Raja Muda Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram later crowned Sultan in a coronation event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012.
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