The oldest regimes in the world are in the middle east.
Al Sabah, Kuwait – since 1752
Al Khalifa, Bahrain – since 1783
Al Thani, Qatar – since 1825
Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi – since 1761
Al Maktoum, Dubai – since 1833
Al Qasimi, Sharjah – since 1727
Al Nuaimi, Ajman – since c 1780
Al Mu‘alla, Umm al-Qaiwain – since 1775
Al Qasimi, Ras al-Khaimah – since c 1725
Al Sharqi, Fujairah – since 1876
Al Said, Oman – since 1749
Al Saud, Nejd or central Arabia (First Saudi State) – 1744-1818
Nejd (Second Saudi State) – 1824-91
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – since 1932Kuwait and Bahrain are, to a degree, constitutional monarchies.
The same formative years saw the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Afghanistan (1747) and Qajar dynasty in Persia (1794).
The present Swazi monarchy was established in 1745.
The Alaouites came to power in Morocco in 1666 and still rule, in theory constitutionally. The Chakri dynasty came to power in Thailand in 1782, but this is a constitutional monarchy.
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