Jamalul Kiram III

Jamalul ibni Punjungan Kiram III (July 16, 1938 – October 20, 2013) was a former self-proclaimed Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate who claimed to be "the poorest sultan in the world". He was known as an unsuccessful candidate for senator in the Philippine general elections in 2007. In 2013, Kiram III sparked a controversy when he revived a dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia by leading an intrusion into the eastern part of Sabah. His daughter is Princess Jacel Kiram, a proponent of the Sabah claim of the Philippines in 2016.

In this Philippine name for Muslims, the name ibni Punjungan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the family name is Kiram.

Jamalul Kiram III
Pretender to the Sultanate of Sulu
PretenceJune 15, 1986 – October 20, 2013
PredecessorAguimuddin Abirin and Mohammad Akijal Atti
SuccessorIsmael Kiram II
Born(1938-07-16)July 16, 1938
Maimbung, Sulu, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedOctober 20, 2013(2013-10-20) (aged 75)
Quezon City, Philippines
IssueJacel Kiram
HouseRoyal House of Kiram
FatherDatu Punjungan Kiram
MotherSharifa Usna Dalus Strattan
ReligionSunni Islam
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