The Suluks lost their 'king' when the self-styled Sulu Sultan Esmail Kiram II (pic) died at 6.20pm on Saturday.
Abraham Idjirani, the brother-in-law of Esmail, confirmed the death of the 76-year-old self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu.
It is believed that Esmail died of kidney failure in a hospital in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines.
He succeeded his brother Jamalul Kiram III who died in October 2013 in Manila.
After Esmail was installed as Sultan of Sulu, he declared that he would continue Jamalul's fight to claim Sabah.
Esmail's son Datu Amir Bahar Husin Kiram is detained in Kota Kinabalu under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma).
Amir is facing trial for various offences including treason during the Tanduo attack in 2013.
There are several claimants to the Sulu throne.
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Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates has declared a three-day period of mourning after the son of Dubai’s ruler died of a heart attack.
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (pic) died aged 33, the UAE’s state news agency, WAM, reported.
Sheikh Rashid was the first son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice-president and prime minister of the UAE. He was a keen sportsman and horse racing enthusiast and, along with his father, a graduate of the UK’s officer training academy at Sandhurst.
His younger brother, Sheikh Hamdan, is the crown prince of Dubai.
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NOTE:I attended two funerals in August - my mom on the 25th and an aunty on 27th, both in the same house. Miss them...
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (pic) died aged 33, the UAE’s state news agency, WAM, reported.
Sheikh Rashid was the first son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice-president and prime minister of the UAE. He was a keen sportsman and horse racing enthusiast and, along with his father, a graduate of the UK’s officer training academy at Sandhurst.
His younger brother, Sheikh Hamdan, is the crown prince of Dubai.
Al-Fatehah
NOTE:I attended two funerals in August - my mom on the 25th and an aunty on 27th, both in the same house. Miss them...