Succession to the Bruneian throne is guided by the Succession and Regency Proclamation within the Constitution of Brunei first established in 1959. The succession laws have been amended several times since then and the most recent update was published in 2022.
Law of succession
According to the constitution, heirs must be legitimate, male, Muslim, and descended from Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, the 26th Sultan of Brunei. The line of succession follows agnatic primogeniture. Preference was previously given to sons whose mother was also royal but this was repealed in an amendment on 4 September 2021.
Proclamation of the Crown Prince
The Heir presumptive is given the title Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda. It is possible for an heir presumptive to be displaced by someone with a better claim to the throne. If an Heir apparent is proclaimed they are given the title Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota and they cannot be displaced. The current sultan's oldest son, Al-Muhtadee Billah was installed as the Crown Prince in August 1998 meaning he has been chosen to succeed his father.
Line of succession
- Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914–1986)
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946)
- (1) Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (born 1974): eldest son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife
- (2) Prince Abdul Muntaqim (born 2007): grandson of Hassanal Bolkiah, eldest son of Al-Muhtadee Billah
- (3) Prince Muhammad Aiman (born 2015): grandson of Hassanal Bolkiah, second son of Al-Muhtadee Billah
- (4) Prince Abdul Malik (born 1983): second son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife
- (5) Prince Abdul Mateen (born 1991): second son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his second wife
- (6) Prince Abdul Wakeel (born 2006): eldest son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his third wife
- (1) Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (born 1974): eldest son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife
- (7) Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (born 1948): brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III
- (8) Prince Abdul Qawi (born 1974): eldest son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (9) Prince Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra (born 2022): grandson of Mohamed Bolkiah, son of Abdul Qawi
- (10) Prince Abdul Fattah (born 1982): second son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (11) Prince Abdul Mu'min (born 1983): third son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (12) Prince Omar Ali (born 1986): fourth son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (13) Prince Abdul Muqtadir: fifth son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (8) Prince Abdul Qawi (born 1974): eldest son of Mohamed Bolkiah
- (14) Prince Sufri Bolkiah (born 1952): brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, third son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III
- (15) Prince Muhammad Safiz (born 1974): son of Sufri Bolkiah
- (16) Prince Abdul Khaliq: son of Sufri Bolkiah
- (17) Prince Abdul Aleem: son of Sufri Bolkiah
- (18) Prince Jefri Bolkiah (born 1954): brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, fourth son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III
- (19) Prince Abdul Hakeem Bolkiah (born 1973): son of Jefri Bolkiah
- (20) Prince Abdul Halim Ar-Rahman: grandson of Jefri Bolkiah, son of Abdul Hakeem Bolkiah
- (21) Prince Bahar (born 1981): son of Jefri Bolkiah
- (22) Prince Hasan Kiko (born 1995): son of Jefri Bolkiah
- (23) Prince Faiq (born 1998): son of Jefri Bolkiah
- (19) Prince Abdul Hakeem Bolkiah (born 1973): son of Jefri Bolkiah
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946)
See also
- House of Bolkiah
- List of sultans of Brunei
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