Current Longest Serving World Leaders Then and Now

    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

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