List of heirs apparent

This is the list of the heirs apparent to the thrones of the world as of 5 February 2021 [refresh].

List of heirs apparent

Country	Picture	Name of heir apparent	Title	Date of birth (age)	Became heir apparent	Relation to the monarch
Bahrain		Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa	Crown Prince of Bahrain, Deputy King	21 October 1969	6 March 1999	Eldest son of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Belgium		Elisabeth	Princess of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant	25 October 2001	21 July 2013	Eldest child of King Philippe
Bhutan		Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck	Crown Prince of Bhutan, Druk Gyalsey of Bhutan	5 February 2016	5 February 2016	Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Brunei		Al-Muhtadee Billah	Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam	17 February 1974	17 February 1974	Eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Denmark		Frederik	Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat	26 May 1968	14 January 1972	Eldest child of Queen Margrethe II
Jordan		Hussein bin Abdullah	Crown Prince of Jordan	28 June 1994	7 February 1999	Eldest son of King Abdullah II
Kuwait		Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Crown Prince of Kuwait	1940 (age 80–81)	7 October 2020	Younger brother of Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Lesotho		Lerotholi Seeiso	Crown Prince of Lesotho	18 April 2007	18 April 2007	Only son of King Letsie III
Liechtenstein		Alois	Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg	11 June 1968	13 November 1989	Eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II
Luxembourg		Guillaume	Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg	11 November 1981	7 October 2000	Eldest child of Grand Duke Henri
Monaco		Jacques	Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux	10 December 2014	10 December 2014	Only legitimate son of Prince Albert II
Morocco		Moulay Hassan	Crown Prince of Morocco	8 May 2003	8 May 2003	Only son of King Mohammed VI
Netherlands		Catharina-Amalia	Princess of Orange	7 December 2003	30 April 2013	Eldest child of King Willem-Alexander
Norway		Haakon Magnus	Crown Prince of Norway	20 July 1973	17 January 1991	Only son of King Harald V
Oman	File:Crown Prince of Oman.jpg	Theyazin bin Haitham	Crown Prince of Oman	21 August 1990	12 January 2021	Elder son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Saudi Arabia		Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia	31 August 1985	21 June 2017	Son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Sweden		Victoria	Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland	14 July 1977	1 January 1980	Eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Tonga		Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala	Crown Prince of Tonga	17 September 1985	18 March 2012	Eldest son of King Tupou VI
Antigua and Barbuda  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Canada  Grenada  Jamaica  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Solomon Islands  Tuvalu  United Kingdom		Charles [1]	Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay	14 November 1948	6 February 1952	Eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II

In federal monarchies

Malaysia

State	Image	Style	Current heir apparent	Date of birth (age)	Relationship with current monarch
Johor Darul Takzim		Tunku Mahkota	Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail	30 June 1984	Eldest son
Kedah Darul Aman		Raja Muda	Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin	2 March 1967	Eldest son
Kelantan Darul Naim		Tengku Mahkota	Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra	20 January 1974	Eldest younger brother
Pahang Darul Makmur		Tengku Mahkota	Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah	17 September 1995	Eldest surviving son
Perak Darul Ridzuan		Raja Muda	Raja Ja'afar ibni Raja Muda Musa	26 September 1941	Cousin
Perlis Indera Kayangan		Raja Muda	Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail	30 December 1967	Eldest son
Selangor Darul Ehsan		Raja Muda	Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah	12 December 1990	Eldest son
Terengganu Darul Iman		Yang di-Pertuan Muda	Tengku Muhammad Ismail ibni Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	1 March 1998	Eldest son

The State of Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus does not have an heir apparent, as the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, is elected by a council of the four Undangs of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau.

The rules of succession in Perak Darul Ridzuan are more complicated than in other Malay states. After a sovereign is appointed and installed he will appoint the Raja Muda (heir apparent) and Raja Di Hilir (heir presumptive) on the advice of the Dewan Negara (Royal Council).[2] The reigning Sultan appoints princes of the blood (Waris negri) to certain high princely titles for life. They are arranged in a strict order of precedence indicating the order of succession to the throne. The relative precedence of these titles has altered from time to time, and additional titles have been included and removed. However, the current order, as confirmed on 25 February 1953, stands as follows:

1. Duli Yang Teramat Mulia (Tuanku) Raja Muda, Wakil us-Sultan, Wazir ul-Azam Negara Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan
2. Duli Yang Amat Mulia Raja di-Hilir
3. Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Besar
4. Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Sulong
5. Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Tengah
6. Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Bongsu.

On the death or promotion of an existing titleholder, the holder of the next most senior title, succeeds. On the death of a reigning Sultan, the prince holding the title of Raja Muda, the senior prince in the hierarchy, succeeds him. The prince holding the title of Raja di-Hilir becomes the new Raja Muda. The Raja Kechil Besar becomes Raja di-Hilir, and so on. The new Sultan may then appoint his own nominee to the most junior title made vacant by these successions. [3]

United Arab Emirates

Emirate	Image	Heir apparent	Relationship to the monarch
Abu Dhabi		Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan	Half brother
Ajman		Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	Eldest son
Dubai		Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	Second son
Fujairah		Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi	Eldest son
Ras al-Khaimah		Sheikh Muhammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi[4]	Eldest son
Sharjah		Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi[5][6][7]	Cousin;[7] Deputy Ruler[5][6]
Umm al-Quwain		Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla	Son

Current sovereign monarchs without an heir apparent

Country	Current monarch	Reason for no heir apparent	Current heir presumptive	Relationship
Andorra	Co-prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília	Successor must be appointed by the pope.	None
	Co-prince Emmanuel Macron	Successor must be elected by the French citizens.
Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni	New monarch will be elected.	None
Japan	Emperor Naruhito	The emperor has no sons.	Fumihito, Prince Akishino	Younger brother
Malaysia	King Abdullah	New monarch will be elected.	None
Qatar	Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani	Successor must be elected.	Deputy Emir Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani	Half-brother
Spain	King Felipe VI	The king has no sons.	Leonor, Princess of Asturias	Eldest daughter
Eswatini	King Mswati III	Successor must be elected.	None
Thailand	King Rama X	The king has several children, but none named as crown prince.	Dipangkorn Rasmijoti	Legitimate son
Vatican City	Pope Francis	Successor must be elected.	None

Notes

1. Prince Charles was also heir to the following thrones before they became republics: Ceylon, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Union of South Africa, Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda
2. Netty Royal
3. Netty Royal
4. Rak
5. https://www.sfd.gov.ae/En/SitePages/Home.aspx
6. https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/Sharjah_Crown_Prince_Honours_Winners_of_GCA_2015_-ZAWYA20150406101327/
7. http://en.asaninst.org/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/action/dl.php?id=35298