Sultan of Sulu Passes Away

Sultan Jamalul Dalus Strattan Kiram III, 75, who revived the claim of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (SSNB) over Sabah, passed away at 4 a.m. October 20, 2013.  He was born in Maimbung, Sulu, on July 16, 1938.Mourners pray over the remains of the late Sultan Jamalul Kiram III at the Blue Mosque. 
Muslim faithfulsl prays with the coffin of the late Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III inside the Blue Mosque in Maharlika VIllage Taguig City October 20, 2013. The Sultan passed away at 4am away due to multiple organ failure. Jamalul’s remains is expected to be buried within 24 hours in Jolo, Sulu.