Jamalul Kiram III

Jamalul D. Kiram III is the current Sultan of Sulu in Sulu, southern Philippines. He was a candidate for senator in the 2007 Philippine Elections.

Born on July 16, 1938 in Maimbung, Sulu, he is the eldest son of the late Sultan Punjungan Kiram and Sharif Usna Dalus Strattan (both parents are Sulu royalties). He's from the direct lineage of the first Sultan of Sulu, Sultan Shariful Hashim from the Bano-Hashimite tribe, the direct descendants of Muhammad .

He's a member of the Ruma Betchara (Council of the Sultan) during the reign of his late uncle, Sultan Esmail Kiram (1962-1974).

He acted as "Interim Sultan" during the absence of his father Sultan Punjungan Kiram while in Sabah (1974- 1981) and proclaimed in 1984 as 33rd Sultan of Sulu and was crowned on June 15, 1986 in Jolo, Sulu.

He studied in Jolo Central Elementary School from 1946-1951. He finished high school at the Sulu High School in 1955 and took-up pre-law from 1956-1958 at Notre Dame of Jolo. He became a Bachelor of Law at Manuel Luis Quezon University (MLQU) in 1964.

Kiram forged the century-old relationships between Sulu and China during the royal visit in Dezhou, Shandong Province, PR China in September 1999 with 87-man entourage. The visit concluded with the signing of the agreement between Hebei Province and the Sulu Sultanate on agricultural technology exchange.

He also forged bilateral relationship between the Don Sasagawa Foundation of Japan and the Sultan Jamalul Ahlam Foundation. Sultan Jamalul Ahlam was the recipient of various hospital equipments from Japan which were in turn donated to the Sulu Provincial Hospital in 1992.

He is the one responsible for the release of the American and the German nationals from the captivity of the lost command of the MNLF in 1984.

He established livelihood programs in Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Palawan through the Sulu-Marine and Seven Seas Corporations.

He is married to Dayang Hadja Fatima Celia H. Kiram.

ee also

*Sulu SultanateHe has a son named Jaafarzhani Kiram.

External links

* [http://www.royalsulu.com/ Sultanate of Sulu]