Malaysia Lists Sulu Heir as a Terrorist in Claim Over Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah, Borneo.

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Malaysia has classified one of the self-styled descendants of the sultanate of Sulu as a terrorist, as part of measures to safeguard national sovereignty amid a territorial dispute between the two parties.

The home ministry gazetted Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Kiram as a terrorist under the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism laws, Khairul Dzaimee Daud, director-general in the law ministry, told reporters on Tuesday.