LINE OF SUCCESSION OF THE SULTANS OF SULU OF THE MODERN ERA* 1st SULTAN Proclaimed Sultan but died 2nd SULTAN JAMALUL KIRAM II before being crowned MAWALLIL WASIT Mora Napsa (1894 -1936) (1936) 3rd 3rd Datu Tambuyong Datu Buyungan Tarhata Datu Ombra Dayang Dayang Former Crown Prince 4th SULTAN Datu Mariam Rada Jahara Kiram Amilbangsa Hadji Pianda Sakinurin Punjungan of Sultan Esmail Kiram Kiram Kiram Kiram ESMAIL KIRAM I Kiram I but was A descendant of Datu Tambuyong Kiram (1950 - 1974) Kiram Sultan Shakirul chose Datu Buyungan, stripped of his title Lah who reigned in his brother and 1821 - 1823; husband of Tarhata distant relative of Kiram, as Sultan Jamalul Kiram II Crown Prince Granted title of Crown Prince following Datu 5th SULTAN 6th Datu 4 other 6th Jamalul 6th Esmail Agbimuddin 6 other LEGEND Punjungan MAHAKUTTAH Fuad Kiram siblings Kiram III Kiram II Kiram siblings Direct descendants KIRAM (1974 - 1986) Adopted heirs Raja Muda Agbimuddin Spouse Kiram and his followers landed in Lahad Datu Sultan village in Sabah on Sultan - Designate February 12, 2013; he is Crown Prince the Crown Prince of the 6th Datu 6 other claimant Sultan Claimant Muedzul siblings Jamalul Kiram III 9 Principal heirs of Lail Tan Kiram Sultan Jamalul Kiram II Note: All dates are reigns of recognized Sultans. Reigns of Sultans are chronologically sequenced. Same ordinals mean they claimed to rule at the same time. *LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Information presented here is based on public accounts and documents. This does not constitute an official genealogical chart. It does not include all possible descendants to the Sultanate of Sulu. This is not a statement of the official position of the Republic of the Philippines. PCDSPO | GOV.PH.