note:
As of July 2020.
The Afghan monarchy was abolished by the then-ruling Republican regime on 17 July 1973 by Mohammed Daoud Khan in a bloodless coup d’état.
The current pretender to the defunct throne of Afghanistan is Crown Prince Ahmad Shah.
Law of succession
The succession is determined by Article 16 of the Constitution of 1964, which states, the succession to the throne of Afghanistan shall continue in the house of His Majesty Mohammed Nadir Shah, The Martyr, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
Present line of succession
- King Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933)
- King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007)
- Crown Prince Ahmad Shah (b. 1934)
- (1) Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan (b. 1962)
- (2) Prince Muhammad Emel Khan (b. 1969)
- (3) Prince Muhammed Nadir Khan (b. 1941)
- (4) Prince Mustapha Zahir Khan (b. 1964)
- (5) Prince Muhammad Daud Khan (b. 1966)
- (6) Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan (b. 1949)
- (7) Prince Duran Daud Khan (b. 1974)
- (8) Prince Mir Wais Khan (b. 1957)[citation needed]
- Crown Prince Ahmad Shah (b. 1934)
- King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007)
Line of succession in July 1973
- King Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933)
- King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007)
- (1) Crown Prince Ahmad Shah (b. 1934)
- (2) Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan (b. 1962)
- (3) Prince Muhammad Emel Khan (b. 1963)
- (4) Prince Muhammed Nadir Khan (b. 1941)
- (5) Prince Mustapha Zahir Khan (b. 1964)
- (6) Prince Muhammad Daud Khan (b. 1966)
- (7) Prince Shah Mahmoud Khan (b. 1946)
- (8) Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan (b. 1949)
- (9) Prince Mir Wais Khan (b. 1957)
- (1) Crown Prince Ahmad Shah (b. 1934)
- King Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007)