The following is a list of Monarchs of Cyrenaica from the conquest of the country by the Senussiya in 1879 to the present day.
Senussi Cyrenaica (1879 - 1886)[]
Senussi Cyrenaica saw a Muslim dynasty, the Senussiya, conquer the region in 1879. The dynasty ruled for only a few years before the Byzantines would conquer Senussi Cyrenaica in 1886 as part of the country's involvement in the Scramble for Africa.
| # | Monarch | Reign | House |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Sharif es Senussi
|
c. 1879
- 16 June 1886 |
Senussiya |
Kingdom of Cyrenaica, Byzantine Tributary (1884 - 1949)[]
| # | Monarch | Reign | House |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Victorinus I
|
16 June 1886
- 10 March 1933 |
House of Benghazi |
| 3 | Victorinus II
|
10 March 1933
- 20 March 1950 (adbicated) |
House of Benghazi |
Kingdom of Cyrenaica, Independent (1949 - Present)[]
Victorinus II was forced to abdicate the throne in 1950 due to his ties to the Byzantine colonial government. Due to him having no children, the title of monarch passed to his wife, Fatimah el-Sharif, who was subsequently crowned Iulia of Cyrenaica. Since independence, the monarchy has attempted to distance itself from its Byzantine past and serve more as a symbol of the independence Cyrenaica. This would culminate in Idris being crowned King of Cyrenaica in 2009 and retaining his Berber name rather than adapting a Byzantine-Greek name as was tradition among Cyrenaican monarchs up to that point.
| 4 | Iulia I
|
20 March 1950
- 3 October 2009 |
House of Cyrenaica |
| 5 | Idris I
|
3 October 2009
- Present |
House of Cyrenaica |
