SANDAKAN - Descendants of Sultan Amirul Ombra Amilbangsa, who have been living in Sabah for the past 70 years, have called on self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu, including Mudarasulaul Kiram, to stop pretending and to meet them to present legal papers that they are the Sultan of Sulu.
One of the descendants, Datu Ilahan Datu Amilbangsa, claimed that he and his relatives have legal documents that could prove that his family is directly connected to Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa (1937 – 1968), which were verified by the High Courts in Sabah and Sarawak, recently.
Datu Ilahan said Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa was the last Sultan of Sulu, and Sultan Ombra’s monument was built on Simunul Island, Philippines by the Simunul Island local authority.
He said he and his family were also related to Datu Tambuyong Datu Misuari, who is a brother to Sultan Ombra.
“We have the legal documents with us to prove who we are, so whoever wants to claim that they are the Sultan of Sulu, can come to us to verify. For those who claim that they are the Sultan of Sulu and try to create conflict between the Philippines and Malaysia, we urge you to stop what you are doing. We have proof that you are imposters,” Datu Ilahan said.
He explained that he and his family, who are Malaysians, do not wish to cause trouble to any country. However, they do not want to see pretenders using the name of Sulu to cause problems which may cause misunderstanding and conflict between Malaysia and the Philippines.
“We welcome the government of Malaysia and the Philippines to come to us to verify our background. We are ready; we are ready to go to any court in the world. We have all the legal documents to support and prove our claims,” he said.
Datu Ilahan said the Malaysian government should not take statements from the Philippine government lightly, especially when the Philippine government issued statements that could jeopardise the sovereignty of the country.
“We feel that the Malaysian government is taking the Philippines’ claim over Sabah too lightly when it is more serious than it looks. However, we as the descendants of Sultan Ombra are now Malaysians, and we are ready to cooperate with the Malaysian government should they want to inquire about our background,” he said.
Meanwhile, Datu Ilahan who went to visit Sultan Ombra’s monument in Tawi Tawi, Simunul, the Philippines recently thanked the Mayor of Simunul for building the monument and recognising the contribution of Sultan Ombra in Simunul. - Rebecca Chong
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