Royal house of Sulu

House of Kiram
CountrySultanate of Sulu
Founded1823
FounderJamalul Kiram I
Current head
Disputed:
TitlesSultan of Sulu

The House of Kiram 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 consisting 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.

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.

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