predecessor successor birth_place title spouse issue article_title name reign
rajah baguinda ali kamal ud-din of sulu johor , johor empire 1st sultan of the sulu sultanate dayang-dayang paramisuli * sultan kamal ud-din & nbsp ; -- son sharif ul-hāshim of sulu
 shariff ul-hashim 17 november 1405 -- ?
sharif ul-hāshim of sulu

sharif ul-hashim -lrb- began reign 17 november 1405 -rrb- was the regal name of sayyed abubakar abirin .
he was an arab-muslim explorer and the founder of the sultanate of sulu .
he assumed the political and spiritual leadership of the realm , and was given the title `` sultan '' , and was also the first sultan of sulu .
during his reigning era , he promulgated the first sulu code of laws called `` diwan '' that were based on quran .
he introduced islamic political institutions and the consolidation of islam as the state religion .
