Verified birthdays of kings, emirs, sultans and princes from the leading royal houses of the Gulf, the Levant and North Africa.
Tap Open in DMB on any card and the app opens a ready-made profile with the name, country, birth date and more.
Alaouite Dynasty 12
Alaouite Dynasty (الأسرة العلوية): the ruling royal family of the Kingdom of Morocco since the mid-seventeenth century, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through Hasan ibn Ali.
Hashemite Royal Family (البيت الهاشمي): the ruling dynasty of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his great-grandson Hasan ibn Ali.
House of Al Sabah (آل صباح): the ruling royal family of Kuwait since 1752, stewards of the country's oil wealth and its constitutional monarchy with an elected National Assembly.
Sheikh Sabah
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah · صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح
House of Al Said (آل سعيد): the ruling royal family of the Sultanate of Oman since 1744, builders of modern Oman as a stable bridge between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean world.
House of Maktoum (آل مكتوم): the ruling family of the Emirate of Dubai since 1833, custodians of the city's transformation into a global hub of trade, finance and tourism.
Sheikh Mohammed
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum · محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم
United Arab EmiratesVice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai
House of Nahyan (آل نهيان): the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and, by extension, the federation of the United Arab Emirates, in power since the eighteenth century.
Sheikh Khalifa
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan · خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان
House of Saud (آل سعود): the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, founders of the modern Saudi state, with thousands of princes and princesses descending from the line of Muhammad bin Saud.
King Abdullah
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
House of Thani (آل ثاني): the ruling family of the State of Qatar since the mid-nineteenth century, behind Qatar's emergence as a global media, sport and finance player.
What's the difference between King, Emir, Sheikh and Sultan?
These titles reflect each country's monarchic tradition. King (Malik) is used in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and Bahrain. Emir (Amir) is used in Qatar and Kuwait. Sultan (Sultan) is used in Oman. Sheikh is a broader honorific used in the United Arab Emirates and across the Gulf for ruling family members and tribal leaders. The app stores the title in the profile so it shows up correctly when you import.
Are queens, princesses and royal mothers included?
Yes. The catalog features prominent female members of the royal houses, including Queen Rania of Jordan and Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar. Each card carries its own gender so the app honors gendered grammar correctly when the profile is imported, in every supported language.
Does the app render the Hijri calendar for these birthdays?
Yes. Don't Miss Birthdays supports five calendar systems including the Hijri (Islamic) calendar. Each profile shows the birth date in Gregorian, Hijri, Hebrew, Persian and Buddhist calendars side by side, so you can see when an Arab royal was born by the Islamic date, in addition to the Gregorian date.