These are some photos of the longest serving world leaders as they were when they first took office and as they appear now. Although they have aged it wasn’t their looks that kept them in office for decades.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: 64 years
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom: 59 years
Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah (Malaysia): 52 years
Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei: 43 years
Qaboos Bin Said of Oman: 40 years
Muammar Gaddafi of Libya: 40 years
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark: 39 years
King Carl XVI Gustaf 0f Sweden: 37 years
King Juan Carlos I of Spain: 35 years
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen: 31 years
José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola: 31 years
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe: 30 years
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain: 30 years
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: 64 years
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom: 59 years
Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah (Malaysia): 52 years
Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei: 43 years
Qaboos Bin Said of Oman: 40 years
Muammar Gaddafi of Libya: 40 years
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark: 39 years
King Carl XVI Gustaf 0f Sweden: 37 years
King Juan Carlos I of Spain: 35 years
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen: 31 years
José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola: 31 years
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe: 30 years
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain: 30 years