Surviving Monarchs From Abolished Monarchies
- Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (b. 1937); He later served as Prime Minister (2001–2005).
- King Fuad II of Egypt (b.1952)
- King Constantine II of Greece (b. 1940)
- King Gyanendra of Nepal (b. 1947)
- King Michael of Romania (b. 1921)
- King Kigeri V of Rwanda (b. 1935)
- Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (b. 1926)
- Queen Elizabeth II of Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda (b. 1926)
- Sultan Ghalib II of Qu'aiti (b. 1948)
See also List of living former sovereign monarchs
Read more about this topic: List Of Monarchs Who Lost Their Thrones In The 20th And 21st Centuries
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