Portrait of the late Sultan Esmael Kiram, from his Facebook page.
Sultan of Sulu Esmail Kiram II has died of kidney failure, and his younger brother, Datu Rajah Mudah Phugdal Kiram, has been named successor, the Sultanate's spokesman Abraham Idjirani announced Sunday.
He succeeded his brother Jamalul Kiram III, who died in 2013 in Manila.
"He passed away last night at around 6:15 o'clock at the Zamboanga Peninsula Hospital because of kidney problem," Idjirani said in a telephone interview Sunday.
He said Kiram's health started to deteriorate two months ago after he suffered at least three successive strokes.
"Datu Rajah Mudah Phugdal Kiram will be announced as the rightful successor of late Sultan Esmael Kiram II after the burial," Idjirani said.
The late sultan was 76 and his brother successor is 72.
Idjirani said the sultan had refused to be taken to the hospital but his family insisted on it.
"His remains will be transported to Maiming, where his remains will be buried at the ancestral burial plot of the Kiram clan," he said.
Kiram's daughter, Princess Jacel Kiram, who married an Army major, has been reported as being eyed for a senate slate in the presidential bid of Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Meanwhile, Idjirani said the Kiram's brother successor is a public school teacher with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Education.
"He taught in the elementary school until retirement. He was also a professional referee in the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP)," Idjirani said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/117787/sultan-esmail-kiram-succumbs-to-kidney-failure-successor-named
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