Sabah vs Kesultanatan Sulu (1)

 Friends,  of course we are still remember the visitation of the Sultan of Sulu, H.M.Fuad Andullah Kiram I to Alzaytun, he was welcomed with joy at that time and participated in speaking at the commemoration of the 1st Muharram, and he has bestowed an honorary to  Shaykh Alzaytun and some Exponents, namely the Datuk title, and since then the title bearers. Datuk is an inseparable part of the Sulu Sultanate under the leadership of Sultan Fuad Abdullah Kiram I. 

At that time, Shaykh Alzaytun said that in time the Sultanate of Sulu would win its claim to the State of Sabah (where the Shaykh had worked and was familiar with some of the main political figures), because historically and/or legally, the Sultanate of Sulu was the owner of the The State of Sabah, which in 1963 merged with Peninsular Malaysia, without the usual rights as are some of the sultanates on the peninsula, meaning the Leader of Sabah, and also Serawak cannot get a turn as Yang in pertuan Agung. In the speech inauguratiion ofvthe Honorary Doctorate degree by the State University of Mindanao in 2005, Syaykh Alzaytun stated that in time and soon there will be a change in the socio-cultural and political setting in the southern Philippines and the Mindanao crisis will end with a peaceful settlement and tolerance, and what Shaykh Alzaytun said actually happened. 

In recent days the world has been presented with very interesting news, namely that the Kingdom of Malaysia has to pay hundreds of trillions of Rupiah to the Sultanate of Sulu, for failing to pay the rent for Sabah to the family of the Sultanate of Sulu several years ago, after paying the rent for a long time officially to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, as shown in the picture below. Among the heirs who are legal and recognized by the Kingdom of Malaysia are H.M. .Sultan Fuad Abdullah Kiram I, a friend of Alzaytun, who in the official receipt of the Kingdom of Malaysia is referred to as Sultan Fuad Abdullah Kiram I. 

The news from the Paris Arbitration Court above, of course, shook the Kingdom of Malaysia, which is currently being hit by a leadership crisis and worrisome economic difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and many reasons are known as mismanagement of leadership in the country. As usual Malaysia arrogantly rejected the Court's decision and it became the right of this Kingdom, because the decision of the Arbitration Court did not necessarily have the power of execution. However, the arrogance and antiquity of the diplomacy of the Malaysian leaders will become a thorn in the flesh in the history of the Malaysian nation and state, which in reality is not as strong as we think so far, especially in relation to a very fragile leadership.  

In responding to the decision of the Paris Arbitration Court above, Malaysian leaders should not issue their own political opinion, but should consolidate with Sabah leaders, both official leaders and / or main NGO activists, to formulate what should be done, so that it is not seen as sound, because the decision of the Paris Arbitration, will have a serious impact on the life of the nation and state of Malaysia. 

Why?. 

Because Historically and legally the State of Sabah Malaysia belongs to the Sultanate of Sulu, which it legally obtained from the Sultanate of Brunai Darussalam, and all this time (before it was forcibly terminated), Malaysia still paid rent to the Sultanate of Sulu, officially paid by the Government of Malaysia to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, including Sultan Fuad Abdullah Kiram I and several of his relatives. .while the termination of rental payments did not mean that Malaysia's recognition of the Sultanate of Sulu as the owner of Sabah was cut short. 

It is proven by the decision of the Paris Arbitration Court mentioned above. Personally, I am the special envoy of H.M Sultan Fuad Abdullah Kitam I and once tried to communicate with the Prime Minister of Malaysia to hand over the Sultan's official letter, it is a shame that he was out of the country at that time and I was only received by his Political Assistant and.my friend, one of the leader of UMNO at that time, my intention and aim at that time was to submit a proposal that the prolonged crisis related to Sabah and Sulu be resolved by aproach of peace and tolerance, before anything complicates the Kingdom of Malaysia. Which then after various preparations by the Government of the Philippines, the decision of the Court of Arbitration above came out and shook Malaysia which was hit by a crisis. 

The Court decisions which of course do not necessarily have the power of execution have divided the opinion of Malaysian leaders and of course the millennial generation. The above-mentioned decision of the Paris Arbitration Court  has shown that Malaysia has been caught off guard with arrogance and an under estimate attitude towards the Sulu Sultanate and of course towards the Philippine government, which according to the political logic of the Malaysian leadership will not do anything serious, because they are tied to the togetherness of ASEAN, while the Malaysian leaders have forgotten the developments that occurred as a result of the rapid development of Information and communication Technology (ICT), which made the needle that fell in Putra Jaya can be known by the Malaysian nation, especially the younger generation in Sabah and Sarawak, who knew that their leaders annexed their territory to the peninsula without full rights like the sultanates on the peninsula, even feel that for several years they have been the object of political behavior by Malaysian leaders from Peninsula. 

"To be continued "