The line of succession to the Jordanian throne

The line of succession to the Jordanian throne is governed by Article 28 of the Jordanian Constitution.

The country abides by agnatic primogeniture; however, this can be by passed by royal decree.

To be eligible to be in the line of succession, one must be a mentally sound Muslim man who descends from King Abdullah I of Jordan. In addition, the man’s parents must be Muslim and married.

The monarch can bar people from the line of succession; barring one person from succession does not exclude their children from the line of succession.

The monarch can also appoint an heir, like one of his brothers, to succeed him. If there are no sons or appointed brothers of the monarch upon their death, the next King will be chosen by the National Assembly from the descendants of Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi, who began the Arab Revolt.

King Abdullah II is currently on the throne. The first 20 in the line of succession to succeed him are:

1. Crown Prince Hussein (elder son of the King)
2. Prince Hashem (younger son of the King)
3. Prince Faisal
4. Prince Omar
5. Prince Abdullah
6. Prince Muhammad
7. Prince Ali
8. Prince Abdullah
9. Prince Hamzah
10. Prince Hussein
11. Prince Muhammad
12. Prince Hashim
13. Prince Hussein Haidara
14. Prince Mohammad
15. Prince Talal
16. Prince Hussein
17. Prince Muhammad
18. Prince Ghazi
19. Prince Abdullah
20. Prince Hassan