Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa was a claimant Sultan of Sulu and a Filipino politician. He also served as a member of the

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and the

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for the

Department of Mindanao and Sulu The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands task to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2 ...

(1934–1935) and Sulu (1935–1938, 1943–1944, 1945–1949, 1951–1961). Amilbangsa filed a House Bill No. 5682 in 1961 before the House of Representatives during the fourth session of the 4th Congress 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. According to an autobiography about Moro leader,

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, Amilbangsa favored the inclusion of the

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areas in

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to an envisioned independent

Sultanate of Sulu The Sultanate of Sulu (; ; ) is a Sunni Muslim subnational monarchy in the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines that includes the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in today's Philippines. H ...

. Amilbangsa married Sultanah Dayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao Kiram of the House of Kiram then was proclaimed as

Sultan of Sulu The Sultanate of Sulu (; ; ) is a Sunni Muslim subnational monarchy in the Republic of the Philippines that includes the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in today's Philippines. Historically ...

on 1936 and this was agreed by the Council of Royal Datus and Rumah Bichara and also agreed by Sultan

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when he approved the marriage of Amilbangsa with Dayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao the daughter of Sultan Badarudin II. He was never recognized by the Philippine Government as a legitimate Sultan of Sulu.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amilbangsa, Ombra 1905 births Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Sulu KALIBAPI politicians Filipino Muslims Year of death missing Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from the Department of Mindanao and Sulu Nacionalista Party politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians