Line of succession to the Bahraini throne

Succession to the Bahraini throne is determined by primogeniture amongst the male descendants of Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa (1848 – 1932). However, the ruling King of Bahrain has the right to appoint any of his other sons as his successor if he wishes to. The current ruler of Bahrain is King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah.

Present line of succession

Hakim Isa I al-Khalifa (1848-1932)
- Hakim Hamad al-Khalifa (1872-1942)
  - Hakim Salman al-Khalifa (1894-1961)
    - Emir Isa II al-Khalifa (1933-1999)
      - King Hamad II al-Khalifa (born 1950)
        (1) Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa (born 1969)
        (2) Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 1991)
        (3) Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 2014)
        
        (4) Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 1993)
        
        (5) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1975)
        (6) Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 1999)
        
        (7) Sulman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 2003)
        
        (8) Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1977)
        (9) Mohahmmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 2006)
        
        (10) Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 2010)
        
        (11) Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1987)
        (12) Hamad bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2012)
        
        (13) Mohammed bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 2012)
        
        (14) Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1989)
        (15) Faisal bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2012)
        
        (16) Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa (born 2015)
        
        (17) Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa
      - Rashid bin Isa Al Khalifa (d. 2010)
        (18) Turki bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (19) Muhammad bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (20) Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (21) Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (22) Nawaf bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (23) Salman bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (24) Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa
        
        (25) Ebrahim bin Rashid Al Khalifa
      - (26) Mohammad bin Isa Al Khalifa
        (27) Isa bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
        
        (28) Salma bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (29) Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa
      - (30) Ali bin Isa al-Khalifa
    - (31) Khalifah bin Salman Al Khalifah (born 1935)
      - (32) Sheikh Ali bin Khalifah Al Khalifa
        (33) Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
        
        (34) Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
      - (35) Sheikh Salman bin Khalifah Al Khalifa
    - Mohammad bin Salman al-Khalifa (1940-2009)
      - (36)Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (37) Hamad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (38) Khalid bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (39) Khalifa bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (40) Abdullah bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (41) Sultan bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (42) Hashim bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
        (43) Muhammad bin Hashim Al Khalifa
      - (44) Nadir bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (45) Ali bin Mohammad Al Khalifa
      - (46) Isa bin Mohammad Al Khalifa

After Isa bin Muhammad 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.

External links

Government of Bahrain
Genealogy of the Al-Khalifa Dynasty, Page 10 - website The Royal Ark

Orders of succession

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