Succession to the
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...
i throne is determined by
agnatic primogeniture
Primogeniture ( ) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relativ ...
amongst the male descendants of King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salm ...
. However, the ruling
King of Bahrain
The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of Hak ...
has the right to appoint any of his other sons as his successor according to article 1 of the
Constitution of Bahrain.
Present line of succession
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Hakim Isa I al-Khalifa (1848–1932)''
** ''
Hakim Hamad I al-Khalifa (1872–1942)''
*** ''
Hakim Salman al-Khalifa (1894–1961)''
**** ''
Emir Isa II al-Khalifa (1931–1999)''
*****
King Hamad II al-Khalifa (born 1950)
******(1)
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1969)
*******(2) Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 1990)
********(3) Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 2014)
********(4) Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 2016)
********(5) Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 2020)
*******(6) Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 1991)
******** (7) Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (born 2018)
******(8)
Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1976)
*******(9) Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 1999)
*******(10) Salman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 2004)
******(11) Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1978)
*******(12) Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 2006)
*******(13) Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 2008)
******(14)
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة; born 8 May 1987) is a member of the Bahraini royal family, Commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard, deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resourc ...
(born 1987)
*******(15) Hamad bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2012)
*******(16) Mohammed bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2012)
*******(17) Hamdan bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2018)
*******(18) Khalid bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2022)
******(19)
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1988)
*******(20) Faisal bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2012)
*******(21) Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2015)
*******(22) Nasser bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2021)
*******(23) Salman bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2021)
******(24) Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa
***** ''Rashid bin Isa Al Khalifa (d. 2010)''
******(25) Turki bin Rashid Al Khalifa
******(26) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa
******(27) Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa
******(28) Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa
******(29) Salman bin Rashid Al Khalifa (born in 1988 or 1986)
******(30) Nawaf bin Rashid Al Khalifa (born 1993)
******(31) Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa (born 1995)
****** (32) Ibrahim bin Rashid Al Khalifa (born 1996)
*****(33) Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa
******(34) Isa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
******(35) Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
*****(36) Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa
******(37) Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
******(38) Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
******(39) Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
*****(40) Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa
******(41) Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
******(42) Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa
******(43) Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
**** ''
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1935-2020)''
***** (44) Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
****** (45) Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
****** (46) Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
***** (47) Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
**** ''
Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa (1940-2009)''
***** (48) Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (49) Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (50) Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (51) Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (52) Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (53) Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (54) Sultan bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (55) Hashim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
****** (56) Mohammed bin Hashim Al Khalifa
***** (57) Nadir bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (58) Ali Zain al-Abideen bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
***** (59) Isa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
After Isa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa come firstly the descendants of
Hakim Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and then last in line the descendants of Hakim
Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa (1848–9 December 1932) was the ruler of Bahrain from 1869 until his death. His title was Hakim of Bahrain. He is one of the longest reigning monarchs of the region, a reign lasting 63 years. He was forced by the Brit ...
.
References
{{Orders of succession by country
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...
Bahraini monarchs
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