KUALA LUMPUR - Jamalul Kiram III, who is masquerading as the sultan of Sulu and whose followers have intruded into Sabah and killed Malaysian police personnel, cannot lay claim to the defunct title, according to a source familiar with the goings-on in the family.
It is, therefore, wrong for him to assert to be the heir to the last sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram II, who died in 1936.
Jamalul Kiram III was never a legitimate descendant of the nine "rightful heirs" of Jamalul Kiram II that was drawn up in the 1939 'Macaskie Judgement' to be eligible to receive cession payments, following the ceding of Sabah, then known as North Borneo, to the British North Borneo Company (BNBC).
The source, who has indepth knowledge of the Sulu "sultanate" household and its history, stressed that according to the family tree, although Jamalul Kiram III was a member of the household, he was never a descendent of the nine principal heirs who had the right to the cession payments.
"When Jamalul Kiram II died in 1936, he left no direct heir, and BNBC also stopped the cession payments. So, the nine had gone to court as a group to recognise their right to receive the annual payment," the source said.
In 1939, the Chief Justice of the High Court of North Borneo, Justice Macaskie, ruled in the heirs' favour and the annual payment resumed. The Malaysian Government has continued with the payment, following the formation of the federation.
In 2011, descendants of the nine principal heirs to Jamalul Kiram II obtained an order from a Sulu court to recognise them as the legitimate direct descendents to the nine principal heirs.
This second generation of the heirs are Dayang Dayang Piandao Taj-Mahal Kiram-Tarsum Nuqui, Putli Nurhima Kiram-Forman, Siti Ayesha K.H Sampang, Sulatan Fuad A. Kiram, Dayang-Dayang Sheramar T. Kiram, Princess Permaisuri Kiram Guerson and Sitti Jenny K.A Sampang.
"As such, he (Jamalul Kiram III) cannot claim to be an heir or descendent of any of the nine principal heirs," the source contended.
Sultan Sulu Jamalul Kiram III mengakui beliau adalah sultan paling miskin di dunia. Istana Kiram hanyalah rumah dua tingkat di kota Manila, Filipina.
ReplyDeleteLahir di Sulu pada 1938, Kiram merupakan seorang pemimpin yang cukup disayangi dan penggemar sukan tenis. Tanpa disadari, Sultan Sulu itu pernah bekerja sebagai juruhebah radio.
ReplyDeleteBeliau mencalonkan dirinya sebagai seorang senator pada 2007 dengan sokongan mantan Presiden Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Namun beliau kalah dan kerana itu hartanya pun habis kerana kempen pilihan raya tersebut.
ReplyDelete“Saya adalah sultan termiskin di dunia ini,” ujar sultan berusia 74 tahun itu.
ReplyDeleteAnak perempuannya, Jaycel menceritakan bagaimana kisah masa kecilnya.
ReplyDeleteJaycel sendiri mengaku terkejut ketika mendengar khabar bahawa dirinya adalah seorang puteri raja.
“Ketika saya masih kecil, saya kira nama ‘Puteri’ adalah nama depan saya. Seorang puteri (raja) umumnya mengenakan mahkota, memiliki istana dan kereta kuda,” ujar Jaycel yang berusia 35 tahun.
ReplyDeleteSalah satu hal yang menunjukan kejayaan Kiram hanyalah gelaran sultan yang ada di depan nama panjangnya. Selain itu, Kiram tidak memiliki apapun, selain pengikutnya yang sedang menduduki Sabah.
ReplyDeleteKesihatan Kiram juga mula memburuk, menderita buah pinggang dan penyakit jantung. Kiram pun sulit untuk bercakap. Biaya rawatan sultan itu ternyata cukup mahal, keluarga Kiram dikhabarkan lupa membayar sewa rumah.
ReplyDeleteDi masa muda, Kiram mengaku sering berkunjung ke Sabah. Ketika berada di wilayah itu, Kiram merasa seperti berada di kampung halamannya sendiri.
ReplyDeleteSabah dan Sulu dipisahkan oleh sebuah selat di Laut Sulu. Perjalanan dari Sabah ke Sulu juga hanya memakan waktu 30 minit dengan menggunakan kapal. Dua wilayah itu memiliki banyak kesamaan, warga-warga dari Sulu mahupun Sabah juga saling mengunjungi.
Kesultanan Sulu ingin melihat kerajaan Filipina menuntut kembali wilayah Sabah. Menurut Kiram, tuntutan itu penting kerana banyak pengikut Kesultanan Sulu yang diburu oleh polis Malaysia di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteKiram cukup khuatir akan tindak balas para pengikutnya. -TMI
Jamalul Kiram III, who is masquerading as the sultan of Sulu and whose followers have intruded into Sabah and killed Malaysian police personnel, cannot lay claim to the defunct title, according to a source familiar with the goings-on in the family.
ReplyDeleteIt is, therefore, wrong for him to assert to be the heir to the last sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram II, who died in 1936.
ReplyDeleteJamalul Kiram III was never a legitimate descendant of the nine “rightful heirs” of Jamalul Kiram II that was drawn up in the 1939 ‘Macaskie Judgement’ to be eligible to receive cession payments, following the ceding of Sabah, then known as North Borneo, to the British North Borneo Company (BNBC).
ReplyDeleteThe source, who has indepth knowledge of the Sulu “sultanate” household and its history, stressed that according to the family tree, although Jamalul Kiram III was a member of the household, he was never a descendent of the nine principal heirs who had the right to the cession payments.
ReplyDelete“When Jamalul Kiram II died in 1936, he left no direct heir, and BNBC also stopped the cession payments. So, the nine had gone to court as a group to recognise their right to receive the annual payment,
ReplyDeleteIn 1939, the Chief Justice of the High Court of North Borneo, Justice Macaskie, ruled in the heirs’ favour and the annual payment resumed. The Malaysian Government has continued with the payment, following the formation of the federation.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011, descendants of the nine principal heirs to Jamalul Kiram II obtained an order from a Sulu court to recognise them as the legitimate direct descendents to the nine principal heirs.
ReplyDeleteThis second generation of the heirs are Dayang Dayang Piandao Taj-Mahal Kiram-Tarsum Nuqui, Putli Nurhima Kiram-Forman, Siti Ayesha K.H Sampang, Sulatan Fuad A. Kiram, Dayang-Dayang Sheramar T. Kiram, Princess Permaisuri Kiram Guerson and Sitti Jenny K.A Sampang.
ReplyDelete“As such, he (Jamalul Kiram III) cannot claim to be an heir or descendent of any of the nine principal heirs,” the source contended
ReplyDelete