Ombra Amilbangsa

Sultan
Ombra Amilbangsa
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Sulu's Lone District
In office
May 5, 1951 – December 30, 1961
Preceded byGulamu Rasul
Succeeded bySalih Ututalum
In office
June 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949
Preceded byDistrict recreated
Succeeded byGulamu Rasul
Member of the National Assembly from Sulu's Lone District
In office
September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944
Serving with Gulamu Rasul
In office
September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1938
Preceded byDistrict recreated
Succeeded byGulamu Rasul
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Department of Mindanao and Sulu's Lone District
In office
1934 – September 16, 1935
Serving with Manuel Fortich, Julian A. Rodriguez, Julian A. Rodriguez, and Alauya Alonto
Sultan of Sulu
In office
1935 – 1964
Personal details
Political partyLiberal (1946-1961)
Other political
affiliations		Nacionalista (1934-1943; 1945-1946)
KALIBAPI (1943-1945)
SpouseDayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao & Hja.Kabila Amilbangsa
ChildrenSultan Shariful Eric Amilbangsa, Dayang-Dayang Scheherazade Amilbangsa, Dayang-Dayang Veronica Amilbangsa Balagtas & Dayang-Dayang Aysha Amilbangsa Asakil (adopted daughter)
Known forBeing successor to the Sultanate of Sulu 1936-1964

Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa was a claimant Sultan of Sulu and a Filipino politician. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the National Assembly of the Philippines for the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1934–1935) and Sulu (1935–1938, 1943–1944, 1945–1949, 1951–1961).

Amilbangsa filed a House Bill No. 5682 in 1961[1] before the House of Representatives during the fourth session of the 4th Congress[2] which calls for the granting of independence to the Province of Sulu as a sovereign nation due to what he felt was negligence of the central government over the concerns of his province. The measure was not acted upon by the Congress.[3] According to an autobiography about Moro leader, Nur Misuari, Amilbangsa favored the inclusion of the disputed areas in North Borneo to an envisioned independent Sultanate of Sulu.[1]

Amilbangsa married Sultanah Dayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao Kiram of the House of Kiram then was proclaimed as Sultan of Sulu on 1936 and this was agreed by the Council of Royal Datus and Rumah Bichara and also agreed by Sultan Jamalul Kiram II when he approved the marriage of Amilbangsa with Dayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao the daughter of Sultan Badarudin II.[4] He was never recognized by the Philippine Government as a legitimate Sultan of Sulu.[5]

  1. ^ a b Stern, Tom (1 November 2017). Nur Misuari: An Authorized Biography. Anvil Publishing. ISBN 978-9712729348. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ Lingga, Abhoud Syed (2004). "Referendum: A Political Option for Mindanao" (PDF). Asian Studies Journal. 40 (2): 133. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ Taylor, Victor (20 January 2017). "The Beginnings of the Abu Sayyaf Group". MacKenzie Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ Julkarnain, Datu Albi Ahmad (7 December 2010). "The Self-Rule Sultans of Sulu Sultanate". Zamboanga Today. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Line of succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Official Gazette. Government of the Philippines. 26 February 2013.