Realty Executives East

CNN World, in a report dated 18th February, 2011, entitled “ 18 days of protests culminate in Mubarak’s ouster," confirmed the resignation of Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak. The earth-shaking protests in Egypt that began on 25th January, 2011, sent waves of uncertainty crashing through the Middle East, casting clouds over a number of ruling authorities in the region. Particular attention must now be placed on the region’s monarchies. With the spirit of democracy moving through the air with a heart full of people-power, the Middle Eastern monarchies are especially vulnerable.

Types of Monarchies in the Middle East

Monarchies in the Middle East can be classified into three categories, namely, absolute and constitutional monarchies.

Monarchs ruling in absolute monarchies retain complete and unlimited control over their people with no legally sanctioned opposition. King Louis XIV of France captured the essence of the power of absolution when he said, “I am the State.”