Monarchs of the World
at the time of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961

CountrySovereignBornAcceded
SikkimChogyal Tashi Namgyal26 October1893December1914
Luxembourg Grand Duchess Charlotte 23 January 189614 January1919
JapanEmperor Hirohito29 April190125 December1926
EthiopiaEmperor Haile Selassie I23 July1892
2 November
1916 (Regent)
1930 (Emperor)
Muscat & OmanSultan Said bin Taimur13 August191010 February1932
AfghanistanKing Mohammed Zahir Shah15 October19148 November1933
Liechtenstein Prince Franz Joseph II 16 August 1906 25 July1938
IranShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi26 October191926 September1941
ThailandKing Bhumibol Adulyadej5 December19279 June1946
Greece King Paul I 14 December 1901 1 April 1947
Denmark King Frederik IX 11 March 1899 20 April 1947
YemenKing Ahmad bin Yahya189117 February1948
Netherlands Queen Juliana 30 April 19096 September 1948
Monaco Prince Rainier III 31 May 1923 9 May 1949
Sweden King Gustaf VI Adolf11 November188229 October1950
BelgiumKing Baudouin I 7 September 1930 16 July 1951
LibyaKing Idris I12 March188924 December1951
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Ceylon
Queen Elizabeth II21 April 1926 6 February 1952
JordanKing Hussein14 November193511 August1952
BhutanKing Jigme Dorji Wangchuk2 May192827 October1952
Saudi ArabiaKing Saud12 January19029 November1953
NepalKing Mahendra11 June192013 March1955
MoroccoKing Mohammed V10 August19091927-53; 1955-57 (Sultan)
1957 (King)
NorwayKing Olav V2 July190321 September1957
Vatican CityPope John XXIII25 November188128 October1958
LaosKing Savang Vatthana13 November190729 October1959
CambodiaPrince Norodom Sihanouk31 October19223 April1960
MalaysiaParamount Ruler Raja Putra of Perlis25 November192021 September1960

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