This is a list of currently reigning constituent monarchs, including traditional rulers and governing constitutional monarchs. Each monarch listed below reigns over a legally recognised dominion, but in most cases possess little or no sovereign governing power. Their titles, however, are recognised by the state. Entries are listed beside their respective dominions, and are grouped by country.

African monarchs[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Chad	Baguirmi	Mbang Mahamat Yusuf	14 June 1970	Baguirmi	Hereditary	[1]
	Ouaddai	Vacant [af 1]	11 August 2004	Maba	Hereditary
Equatorial Guinea	Bubi	Vacant [af 2]	15 November 2001	Bahítáari	Hereditary	[2]
Ethiopia	Aussa	Sultan Hanfare Alimirah	10 November 2011 [af 3]	Mudaito [af 4]	Hereditary	[4][5]
Malawi	Jere	Inkosi ya Makosi M'mbelwa IV	June 1996	Ngoni	Hereditary and Elective	[6]
	Lomwe [af 5]	Paramount Chief Mkhumba	25 October 2008	Mihavani	Elective and Hereditary	[7]
	Mang'anja	Lundu Nkhuku	2002	Lundu [af 6]	Hereditary and Elective	[8]
	Maseko	Inkosi ya Makosi Gomani V [af 7]	26 September 2009	Ngoni	Hereditary and Elective	[9]
	Ngonde	Ntemi Kyungu	September 2007	Kyungu	Elective and Hereditary	[10]
	Tumbuka	Themba la Mathemba Chikulamayembe	September 2007	Chikulamayembe	Elective and Hereditary	[10]
	Yao [af 5]	Paramount Chief Chikowi	15 February 2009	Yao	Elective and Hereditary	[11]
Mauritania	Tagant	Emir Mohamed Ould Abderrahmane	February 2003	Idawi	Hereditary	[12][13]
	Trarza	Emir Mohamed Fall		Ḥassān	Hereditary	[14]
Niger	Aïr	Sultan Ibrahim Oumarou	1962	Tuareg	Hereditary and Elective [af 8]	[15]
	Dosso	Djermakoy Maidanda	2000	Djerma	Hereditary	[16]
	Maradi	Sarkin Ali Zaki	7 February 2005	Durbawa [af 9]	Elective and Hereditary	[17]
	Téra	Askya Sa'id Amaru	1952	Askiya [af 10]	Hereditary	[18][19]
	Zinder	Sarkin Mamadou Moustapha	26 July 2001	Damagaram [af 9]	Elective and Hereditary	[18][20]
Senegal	Oussouye	King Siculumbaï Diédhiou	17 January 2001	Jola	Hereditary	[21]
Somalia	Warsangeli	Sultan Siciid Abdisalaan	1997	Gerad [af 11]	Hereditary and Elective	[22]
Sudan	Abyei	Emir Kuol Deng Kuol	19 February 1976	Ngok [af 12]	Hereditary and Elective	[23]
	Anuak	King Adongo Agada Cham	2 May 2001	Nyiudola	Hereditary [af 13]	[24][25]
	Shilluk	Reth Kwongo wad Dak	4 August 1993 [af 14]	Kwathker	Hereditary and Elective [af 15]	[26][27]
Tanzania	Shambalai	Vacant [af 16]	2000	Kilindi	Hereditary	[28]
Togo	Aného	Aputaga Nana Ohiniko Quam Dessou XIV	25 March 1978	Adjigo	Hereditary and Elective [af 17]	[29][30]
		Togbé Ahuawoto Savado Lawson VIII	1 August 2002	Lawson	Hereditary and Elective [af 17]
	Cokossi	Soma Na Bema		Soma	Hereditary
	Glidji	Gè Fiogan Sèdégbé Foli Bébé XV	1997	Tugban [af 18]	Hereditary
	Kotokolia	Uro Eso Yusuf Ayeva		Uro Eso	Hereditary
	Togoville	King Mlapa V Moyennant		Mlapa	Hereditary
Zambia [af 19]	Barotseland	Litunga Lubosi II	October 2000	Aluyana [af 20]	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Bemba	Chitimukulu Ackson Mwamba	11 August 2008	Ng'andu	Hereditary and Elective [af 21]	[31][32]
	Chewa	Kalonga Gawa Undi XI [af 22]	2 December 2004	Undi [af 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[33]
	Jere	Inkosi ya Makosi Mpezeni IV [af 24]	1981	Ngoni	Hereditary and Elective	[34]
	Kazembe	Mwata Kazembe XIX [af 25]	1998	Lunda	Hereditary	[31]
	Nkoya	Mwene Kabulwebulwe VI Mukutabafu IV [af 26]	1994	Kabulwebulwe [af 27]	Hereditary	[35]
		Mwene Kahare IX Kubama II	1994	Kahare	Hereditary	[31][36]
		Mwene Momba		Momba	Hereditary	[37]
		Mwene Mutondo XII	1993	Mutondo [af 28]	Hereditary	[31][38]

Benin[link]

State	Polity	Monarch		Since	House	Succession	Refs
Benin	Abomey [bj 1]	Ahosu Agoli-Agbo Dédjalagni [bj 2]		30 September 1989	Agasuvi [bj 3]	Hereditary and Elective	[39]
	Allada	Ahosu Kpodégbé Djigla		2 December 1992	Agasuvi [bj 3]	Hereditary	[39]
	Dassa	Oba Egbakotan II			Dassa [bj 4]	Hereditary	[39]
	Karimama	Ango Amadou		14 April 2000	Dandaoudou	Hereditary	[40]
	Ketu	Oba Alaro Alade-Ife		17 December 2005	Alaketu [bj 4]	Hereditary	[39]
	Kouandé	Bangana Sourou III		28 September 2004	Bangana [bj 5]	Hereditary and Elective	[39]
	Nikki	Sinaboko Sero Kora III		1992	Sinaboko [bj 5]	Hereditary and Elective	[39][41]
	Ouidah	King Mito-Daho Kpassenon			Kpassè [bj 3]	Hereditary	[39]
	Parakou	Vacant [bj 6]		12 October 2004	Kobourou [bj 7]	Hereditary and Elective	[42][43]
	Péhunco	Sinagonrigui Kpéï Sourou [bj 8]		13 August 2004	Sinagonrigui	Hereditary	[44]
	Porto-Novo	Ahosu	Toffa IX Gbêzé Ayontinmè [bj 9]		Agasuvi [bj 3]	Hereditary	[39]
			Hakpon III Kpotozounmè [bj 10]				[45]
	Sabe	Oba Adetutu Akinmou Akikenju VI [bj 11]			Onisabe [bj 4]	Hereditary	[39]

Botswana[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Botswana [bw 1]	Bakgatla	Kgosikgolo Kgafela II [bw 2]	20 September 2008	Masilo	Hereditary	[46][47]
	Bakwêna	Kgosikgolo Kgari III [bw 3]	17 August 2002 [bw 4]		Hereditary	[46][48]
	Bamalete	Kgosigadi Mosadi [bw 5]	7 January 2002 [bw 6]	Badimo	Hereditary	[46][49]
	Bamangwato	Kgosikgolo Ian Khama [bw 7]	5 May 1979	Masilo	Hereditary	[46][50]
	Bangwaketse	Kgosikgolo Malope [bw 8]	5 August 2010 [bw 9]		Hereditary	[46][51][52]
	Barolong	Kgosikgolo Lotlamoreng II [bw 10]	23 February 2002 [bw 11]	Morolong	Hereditary	[53]
	Batawana	Kgosigadi Kealitile [bw 12]	28 January 2004	Masilo	Hereditary	[46][54]
	Batlôkwa	Kgosikgolo Puso Gaborone	30 May 2006 [bw 13]	Gaborone	Hereditary	[46][55]

Namibia[link]

State	Polity	Monarch		Since	House	Succession	Refs
Namibia	Afrikaner	Kaptein Hendrina Afrikaner		7 March 2004	Oorlam [na 1]	Hereditary and Elective	[56]
	Bakgalagadi	Kgosi Hubert Ditshabue		18 April 1992	Kgalagadi	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
	Baster	Kaptein John McNab		January 1999	N/A	Elective [na 2]	[58]
	Berseba [na 3]	Kaptein	Stephanus Goliath	24 April 2010 [na 4]	Goliath	Elective and Hereditary	[59]
			Johannes Isaak		Isaak
	Bethanie [na 5]	Kaptein Dawid Frederiks		1 June 1984	Frederiks	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
	Bondelswart	Kaptein Anna Christiaan [na 6]		20 May 1977	!Gami-nun [na 1]	Hereditary and Elective	[57][60]
	Damara	Gaob Justus Garoëb		September 1993 [na 7]	N/A	Elective	[57]
	Gciriku	Hompa Kassian Shiyambi		14 May 1999	Gciriku [na 8]	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
	Hai-om	’Aiha David Khamuxab		17 December 2000 [na 9]	Hai-om [na 10]	Elective and Hereditary	[61]
	Hawoben	Vacant [na 11]		4 March 2009	Hawoben [na 1]	Elective and Hereditary	[57][62]
	Herero	Ombara Kuaima Riruako		3 July 1978 [na 12]	Ovaherero	Elective and Hereditary	[57][63]
	Hoachanas [na 13]	Kaptein Petrus Simon Moses Kooper		3 December 1988	Kooper	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
	Ju’hoansi	’Aiha Tsamkxao Oma		5 July 1990	Ju’hoa [na 10]	Elective and Hereditary
	!Kung	’Aiha John Arnold		28 February 1990	!Kung [na 10]	Elective and Hereditary
	Mafwe	Litunga Mamili VII [na 14]		18 April 1999	Mamili [na 15]	Hereditary and Elective
	Masubiya	Munitenge Liswani III [na 16]		19 August 1996	Subiya	Hereditary and Elective
	Mayeyi	Shikati Boniface Lutibezi Shufu [na 17]		1 August 1993	Yeyi	Hereditary and Elective
	Mbukushu	Fumu Erwin Mbambo Munika		3 May 1991	Mbukushu [na 8]	Hereditary and Elective>
	Mbunza	Hompa Frans Haingura Muronga		25 May 1996	Mbunza [na 8]	Hereditary and Elective
	Ombalantu	Elenga Oswin Shifiona Mukulu		13 May 1983	Mbalantu [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Ombandja	Elenga Mathias Walaula		29 March 2004	Mbandja [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective	[64]
	Ondonga	Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Elifas [na 19]		28 August 1975	Ndonga [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
	Ongandjera	Omukwaniilwa Japhet Malenga Munkundi		16 November 1971	Ngandjera [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Shambyu	Hompa Angelina Matumbo Ribebe		19 May 1989	Sambyu [na 8]	Hereditary and Elective
	Topnaar	Kaptein Seth Kooitjie		28 June 1980	Aonin [na 1]	Elective and Hereditary
	Swartbooi	Kaptein Daniël Luipert		15 November 1986	Khau-goa [na 1]	Elective and Hereditary
	Uukolonkadhi	Elenga David Shooya		27 June 1985	Kolonkhadi [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Uukwaluudhi	Omukwaniilwa Shikongo Taapopi [na 20]		20 September 1960	Kwaluudhi [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Uukwambi	Elenga Herman Iipumbu		10 April 1991	Kwambi [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Uukwangali	Hompa Daniel Sitendu Mpasi		12 April 1977	Kwangali [na 8]	Hereditary and Elective
	Uukwanyama	Ohamba Martha Nelumbu [na 21]		12 November 2005	Kwanyama [na 18]	Hereditary and Elective	[65]
	Vaalgras	Kaptein Joel Stephanus		6 April 1975	Oorlam [na 1]	Elective and Hereditary	[57]
	Witbooi [na 22]	Kaptein Christian Rooi [na 23]		13 October 2009	Witbooi	Hereditary and Elective	[66][67]
	Herero chiefs
	Ovaherero [na 24]	Ombara Tuhavi David Kambazembi		17 July 1989	Kambazembi	Hereditary and Elective	[57]
		Ombara Alfons Maharero		1969 [na 25]	Maharero	Hereditary and Elective
		Ombara Christiaan Eerike Zeraua		4 October 1997	Zeraua	Hereditary and Elective
	Ovahimba	Ombara Paulus Tjavara		3 August 1996	Otjikaoko	Hereditary and Elective
		Vacant [na 26]		31 October 2009	Vita	Hereditary and Elective
	Ovambanderu	Ombara Keharanjo II		9 August 2008	Nguvauva	Hereditary and Elective	[68]

Nigeria[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Nigeria	Abeokuta	Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III	2005	Egba clan dynasty of the Yoruba people	Hereditary and Elective	[69]
	Akure	Oba Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II	14 August 2010	Asodeboyede dynasty of the Yoruba people	Hereditary and Elective	[70]
	Onitsha	Obi Igwe Nnayelugo Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe	3 June 2002	Onitsha subgroup of the Igbo people	Elective	[71]

South Africa[link]

In 2004, the Mbeki administration established the controversial Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims (CTLDC) to determine the historical legitimacy of the nation's traditional kingships. The purpose of the Commission was to reconstruct the institution of indigenous leadership following its distortion under the colonial and apartheid regimes.^[72] In July 2010, acting on the findings of the Commission, the Zuma administration announced that the government of South Africa would cease recognising a total of six of the thirteen traditional kingships upon the deaths of their respective incumbent monarchs.^[73][74] Their successors would be recognised as "principal traditional leaders", a status yet to be defined. The Commission has been denounced by several senior traditional leaders, who have taken the government to court in an attempt to reverse the ruling.^[75][76][77]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
South Africa	Bakwêna [za 1]	Kgosi Thokwane Mopeli [za 2]	1993	Mopeli	Hereditary and Elective	[78]
	Bapedi	Kgosi Thulare Victor Thulare [za 3]	29 July 2010	Maroteng	Hereditary and Elective	[79][80]
	Batlôkwa [za 4]	Kgosi Lekunutu Cavandish Mota	13 August 1988	Mota [za 5]	Hereditary and Elective	[81]
	Mpondo [za 6]	Inkosi Enkhulu Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau	29 July 2010 [za 7]	Mqikela [za 8]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][85]
		Inkosi Enkhulu Ndamase Ndamase	8 February 2008 [za 9]	Ndamase [za 8]	Hereditary and Elective
	Ndebele [za 10]	Ingwenyama Makhosonke II [za 11]		Manala-Mbongo [za 12]	Hereditary and Elective	[87]
		Ingwenyama Mbusi Mahlangu [za 13]	1 July 2005	Ndzundza-Mabhoko [za 14]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][88][89][90]
	Thembu [za 15]	Inkosi Enkhulu Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo [za 16]	May 1989 [za 17]	Dalindyebo [za 18]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][92]
		Inkosi Enkhulu Siyambonga Matanzima [za 17]	31 May 2010	Matanzima [za 18]	Hereditary and Elective
	Venda [za 19]	Thovhele Toni Mphephu Ramabulana	28 November 1998	Ramabulana [za 20]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][94]
	Xhosa [za 21]	Inkosi Enkhulu Zwelonke Sigcawu	27 January 2006 [za 22]	Gcaleka [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][97]
		Inkosi Enkhulu Maxhoba Sandile [za 24]	10 October 1991	Rharhabe [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][98]
	Zulu [za 25]	Ingonyama Goodwill Zwelithini	3 December 1971	Senzangakhona [za 26]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][100]
	Venda paramounts
	Mphaphuli	Thovhele Musiiwa Gole Mphaphuli	18 December 2001	Mphaphuli [za 20]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][94]
	Tshivhase	Thovhele Kennedy Midiyavhathu Tshivhase	1993 [za 27]	Tshivhase [za 20]	Hereditary and Elective
	Xhosa paramounts
	Dushane	Inkosi Enkhulu Ngubesizwe Ludwe Siwane	June 2001	Dushane [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][101]
	Gasela	Inkosi Enkhulu Mabikhwe Zwelandile	14 February 1947	Gasela [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][102]
	Gqunukhwebe	Inkosi Enkhulu Nkosana Zwelimjongile Kama	14 September 2002	Kama [za 28]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][103]
	Ntinde	Inkosi Enkhulu Zwelitsha a Mgcawezulu	16 September 1946	Ntinde [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][104]
	Qhayi	Inkosi Enkhulu Mabundu Bangelizwe Jali		Qhayi [za 23]	Hereditary and Elective	[84][105]
	Other paramounts
	Bafokeng	Kgosi Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi	April 2000 [za 29]	Molotlegi	Hereditary and Elective	[106][107]
	Balobedu	Vacant [za 30]	12 June 2005	Modjadji [za 31]	Hereditary and Elective [za 32]	[84][108]
	Bhaca	Inkosi Madzikane II		Ncapayi	Hereditary and Elective	[84][109]
	Griqua	Paramount Chief Alan Andrew le Fleur	8 November 2005	Le Fleur	Hereditary and Elective	[110]
	Hlubi	Ingonyama Langalibalele II [za 33]	1974	Hadebe	Hereditary and Elective	[84]
	Mpondomise	Vacant [za 34]	11 December 1912	Majola	Hereditary and Elective	[111][112]

Uganda[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Uganda	Acholi	Rwot Acana II	15 January 2005 [ug 1]	Payira	Hereditary	[113]
	Alur [ug 2]	Rwoth Obima Rauni III	August 2000 [ug 3]		Hereditary	[113][114]
	Ankole	Omugabe Ntare VI [ug 4]	20 November 1993	Bahinda	Hereditary	[115][116]
	Buganda	Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II	24 July 1993 [ug 5]	Abalasangeye	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Bunyoro	Omukama Iguru I	24 July 1993 [ug 6]	Babito	Hereditary	[117][118]
	Busoga [ug 7]	Disputed [ug 8]	5 October 2009	Basoga	Elective and Hereditary [ug 9]	[119][120][121][122][123][124]
	Iteso	Emorimor Augustine Osuban	4 May 2000	[ug 10]	Elective	[113]
	Jonam	Rwoth Marcellino Olar Ker	1 March 2008		Hereditary	[113]
	Kebu Yuu	Azzu Ephraim Kebbi	14 June 2008	Yuu [ug 11]	Elective	[113]
	Kooki	Kamuswaga Kabumbuli II	15 May 2004	Babito [ug 12]	Hereditary	[113]
	Lango	Won Nyaci Yosam Odur-Ebii	10 December 2005 [ug 13]	[ug 10]	Elective	[113][125]
	Padhola	Adhola Moses Stephen Owor	7 August 1999 [ug 14]	[ug 10]	Elective	[113]
	Rwenzururu	Omusinga Irema-Ngoma I	19 October 2009 [ug 15]	Abahira [ug 16]	Hereditary	[126][127]
	Toro	Omukama Rukidi IV	26 August 1995 [ug 17]	Babito	Hereditary	[117]
	Busoga confederates
	Bugabula	Gabula William Nadiope IV	11 February 1995	Kitimbo	Hereditary	[113][128][129]
	Bugweri	Menya Frederick Kakaire II	11 February 1995	Menyha	Hereditary
	Bukooli	Wakooli David Muluuya Kawunye	11 February 1995	Wakoli	Hereditary
	Bukono	Nkono Mutyaba Nkono II	11 February 1995	Nkono	Hereditary
	Bulamogi	Zibondo Edward Columbus Wambuzi	3 September 2008	Zibondo	Hereditary
	Bunya	Luba Juma Munulo II	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Bunyole	Nanyumba John Ntale Nahnumba	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Busiki	Kisiki Yekosofato Kawanguzi	11 February 1995	Igaga	Hereditary
	Butembe	Ntembe Badru Waguma	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Kigulu	Ngobi Izimba Golologolo	11 February 1995	Ngobi	Hereditary
	Luuka	Tabingwa Willington Nabwana	11 February 1995	Tabingwa	Hereditary

American monarchs[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Panama	Naso	Disputed [am 1]	30 May 2004	Santana	Elective and Hereditary [am 2]	[130]

Asian monarchs[link]

State	Polity	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Bangladesh	Bohmong [as 1]	Raja Aung Shwe Prue	1959	Chowdhury	Hereditary and Elective	[131][132]
	Chakma [as 2]	Raja Debashish	12 November 1971	Roy	Hereditary	[133][134]
	Mong [as 3]	Raja Saching Prue	22 October 2008 [as 4]	Chowdhury	Hereditary and Elective	[135][136]
East Timor	Oecusse [as 5]	Liurai Antonio I	4 May 2001 [as 6]	Da Costa [as 7]	Hereditary	[137]
India [as 8]	Daher	Raja Tapatrao Anandrao		Rajput	Hereditary	[138][139]
	Gadhvi	Raja Yashwant Rao [as 9]			Hereditary
	Linga	Raja Bhavarsingh			Hereditary
	Pimpri	Raja Trikamrao Sahebrao			Hereditary
	Vasurna	Raja Chandra Singh			Hereditary

Malaysia[link]

State	Constituent	Monarch	Since	House	Type	Succession	Refs
Malaysia	Johor	Sultan Ibrahim Ismail	22 January 2010 [my 1]	Temenggong	Constitutional	Hereditary	[140]
	Kedah	Sultan Abdul Halim	14 July 1958 [my 2]	Kedah		Hereditary	[140]
	Kelantan	Sultan Muhammad V [my 3]	13 September 2010	Kelantan		Hereditary	[140]
	Negeri Sembilan	Yamtuan Besar Muhriz	29 December 2008	Seri Menanti [my 4]		Hereditary and Elective [my 5]	[140]
	Pahang	Sultan Ahmad Shah	7 May 1974 [my 6]	Bendahara		Hereditary	[140]
	Perak	Sultan Azlan Shah	3 February 1984 [my 7]	Siak		Hereditary	[140]
	Perlis	Raja Sirajuddin	17 April 2000	Jamalullail		Hereditary	[140]
	Selangor	Sultan Sharafuddin	21 November 2001 [my 8]	Selangor [my 9]		Hereditary	[140]
	Terengganu	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin [my 10]	16 May 1998 [my 11]	Bendahara		Hereditary	[140]