Until 308 BC Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by monarchs, in the sense of the word that executive power was held by one person.
[1] It also seems for the time period below to have been passed down in the clan of the Magonids.
The title itself was most likely Suffete.
[2]: 115–116 Hannonids Magonids Hannonids In 480 BC, following Hamilcar I's death, the king lost most of his power to an aristocratic Council of Elders.
In 308 BC, Bomilcar attempted a coup to restore the monarch to full power, but failed, which led to Carthage becoming a republic.