MANILA, Philippines (Updated) – Jamalul Kiram III, leader of
the Sultanate of Sulu, died Sunday morning, October 20, of organ failure at the
Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City, his spokesperson Abraham Idjirani said.
He was 75, his daughter Princess Jacel Kiram said in a DZBB radio interview.
Idjirani said relatives will still discuss the funeral
arrangements Sunday morning but Kiram made a wish before he passed away to 
be
buried in the traditional capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, in Maimbung, Sulu.
be
buried in the traditional capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, in Maimbung, Sulu.
Kiram revived the Sultanate's claim to the Eastern Malaysian state of Sabah
late February 2013 – a move that resulted in a
standoff of Malaysian security troops and his "Royal Sultanate Forces."
(READ: Sultan infuriates PH, Malaysia)
He asked his siblings to continue the Sultanate's fight to
reclaim Sabah, Idjirani 
said, adding that Kiram spoke with his brother Raja
Agbimuddin Kiram, who led the Sabah standoff, over the phone a day before he
died.
said, adding that Kiram spoke with his brother Raja
Agbimuddin Kiram, who led the Sabah standoff, over the phone a day before he
died.
Several followers of the Sultanate of Sulu are presently
facing terrorism-related charges in Malaysia over the incident.
In 2007, Kiram ran for senator under then president Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo's Team Unity slate.
Prior to his senatorial, Kiram was a member of the
Legislative and Executive Advisory Council (LEDAC) on the Sabah Claim.
He was
also Arroyo's Presidential Adviser on Muslim Royalties' Concern.
Source: Agencies
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