The law of primogeniture is strictly followed in the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo.
His Royal Majesty Ampun Sultan Hadji Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, The 35th Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo, Head of the Royal House of Sulu
H.M. SULTAN MUEDZUL-LAIL TAN KIRAM WITH H.M. DAYANG PANGIAN MELLANY KIRAM AND RAJA MUDA MOHD. EHSN KIRAM ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2012 AT DARUL JAMBANGAN, MAIMBUNG, SULU
SULTAN MOHAMMED ESMAIL ENANG KIRAM (PROCLAIMED IN 1936 THEN OFFICIALLY REIGNED FROM 1950-1974)
SULTAN BADARUDDIN II (1881-1884)
SULTAN JAMALUL A’LAM (1862-1881)
REGENT AD INTERIM SULTANS IMPOSED UNDER AMERICAN COLONIZATION AND JAPANESE OCCUPATION (1936-1950)
