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This is a list of currently reigning monarchs in their respective nations or sub-nations. Therefore, monarchs who were deposed or who ruled an abolished monarchy do not appear.

African monarchs

Country	Monarch	Date	Type	Royal Standard
Lesotho	King Letsie III	12 November 1990	Constitutional
Morocco	King Mohammed VI	23 July 1999	Constitutional	N/A
Swaziland	King Mswati III	25 April 1986	Absolute	File:Royal Flag of Swaziland.png

Asian monarchs

Country	Monarch	Date	Type	Royal Standard
Bahrain	King Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah	6 March 1999	Mixed
Bhutan	King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	14 December 2006	Parliament	N/A
Brunei	Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah	1 August 1968	Absolute	N/A
Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni	24 October 2004	Constitutional
Japan	Emperor Akihito	7 January 1989	Constitutional
Jordan	King Abdullah II	7 February 1999	Constitutional
Kuwait	Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	29 January 2006	Mixed	N/A
Malaysia	King Mizan Zainal Abidin	13 December 2006	Constitutional
Oman	Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said	23 July 1970	Absolute
Qatar	Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani	27 June 1995	Absolute	N/A
Saudi Arabia	King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	1 August 2005	Absolute
Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	9 June 1946	Constitutional
United Arab Emirates	President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan	3 November 2004	Constitutional

European monarchs

Country	Monarch	Date	Type	Royal Standard
Andorra	Co-Princes Nicolas Sarkozy and Joan Enric Vives Sicília	16 May 2007 12 May 2003	Constitutional	N/A
Belgium	King Albert II	9 August 1993	Constitutional
Denmark	Queen Margrethe II	14 January 1972	Constitutional
Liechtenstein	Prince Hans Adam II	13 November 1989	Constitutional
Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri	7 October 2000	Constitutional
Monaco	Prince Albert II	6 April 2005	Constitutional
Norway	King Harald V	17 January 1991	Constitutional
Spain	King Juan Carlos I	22 November 1975	Constitutional
Sweden	King Carl XVI Gustaf	15 September 1973	Constitutional
Holy See (Vatican City)	Pope Benedict XVI	19 April 2005	Absolute elective

Oceanian monarchs

Country	Monarch	Date	Type	Royal Standard
Tonga	King George Tupou V	11 September 2006	Constitutional

Pan-continental monarchs

Country	Monarch		Date	Type	Royal Standard
Antigua and Barbuda	Queen	Elizabeth II	1 November 1981	All Constitutional	N/A
Australia	Queen		6 February 1952
Bahamas	Queen		10 July 1973		N/A
Barbados	Queen		30 November 1966
Belize	Queen		21 September 1981		N/A
Canada	Queen		6 February 1952
Grenada	Queen		7 February 1974		N/A
Jamaica	Queen		6 August 1962
New Zealand	Queen		6 February 1952		File:Royal Standard of New Zealand.svg
Papua New Guinea	Queen		16 September 1975		N/A
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Queen		19 September 1983		N/A
Saint Lucia	Queen		22 February 1979		N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Queen		27 October 1979		N/A
Solomon Islands	Queen		7 July 1978		N/A
Tuvalu	Queen		1 October 1978		N/A
United Kingdom	Queen		6 February 1952
Netherlands	Queen	Beatrix	30 April 1980	Constitutional

Subnational monarchs

Country	Sub-national entity	Monarch	Date	Type	Royal Standard Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni
Benin	Fon	Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni	30 September 1989	Traditional	N/A
(France)-Wallis and Futuna	Uvea	King Kapiliele Faupala	25 July 2008	Traditional	N/A
	Alo	King Petelo Vikena	6 November 2008	Traditional	N/A
	Sigave	King Visesio Moeliku	10 March 2004	Traditional	N/A
Ghana	Ashanti	Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II	23 July 1999	Traditional	N/A
	Dagomba	Yaa Naa Kampakuya Naa Abdulai Yakubu Andani	21 April 2006	Traditional	N/A
Indonesia	Yogyakarta	Hamengkubuwono X	26 April 1999	Governing	N/A
Malaysia	Johor	Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Ismail Al-Khalidi	11 May 1981	Traditional	N/A
	Kedah	Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim	15 July 1958	Traditional	N/A
	Kelantan	Sultan Ismail Petra	30 March 1980	Traditional	N/A
	Negeri Sembilan	Yamtuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz	29 December 2008	Traditional	N/A
	Pahang	Sultan Ahmad Shah	7 May 1974	Traditional	N/A
	Perak	Sultan Azlan Shah	3 February 1984	Traditional	N/A
	Perlis	Raja Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin	17 April 2000	Traditional	N/A
	Selangor	Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah	21 November 2001	Traditional	N/A
	Terengganu	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	15 May 1998	Traditional	N/A
New Zealand	Māori	Maori King Tuheitia Paki	21 August 2006	Traditional	N/A
Nigeria	Kano	Emir Ado Bayero	October 1963	Traditional	N/A
South Africa	Zululand	King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu	23 July 1999	Traditional	File:Flag of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.gif
Uganda	Buganda	King Muwenda Mutebi II	31 July 1993	Traditional	N/A
	Ankole	Omugabe Ntare IV	20 November 1993	Traditional	N/A
	Busoga	Kayabazinga TBA (2009)	TBD Oct. 5	Traditional	N/A
	Bunyoro	Omukama Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I	1994	Traditional	N/A
	Toro	Omukama Rukidi IV	5 September 1994	Traditional	N/A
Zambia	Barotseland	Litunga Lubosi II	October 2000	Traditional	N/A

For self-declared monarchs from self-proclaimed states, go to the list of micronations.

See also

• Commonwealth realm
• List of current queens regnant
• List of longest reigning current monarchs
• List of heads of state and government by net worth
• Monarchies

References

1. Traditional polities in Benin
2. To be elected

• Lists of current office-holders
• Lists of monarchs
• Reigning monarchs