List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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This is a list of currently reigning monarchs sorted by length of service.
This list includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Muhammad V of Kelantan, but does not include former monarchs and pretenders, such as Simeon II of Bulgaria, ex officio monarchs such as Emmanuel Macron who in his capacity as President of France is also Co-Prince of Andorra, monarchs without physical territories such as the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, constituent monarchs such as the traditional African rulers, or monarchs whose position is unofficial, such as Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.
Hassanal Bolkiah is currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Sultan of Brunei since 5 October 1967.[1] He became the longest-reigning monarch upon the death of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 8 September 2022.[2]
List[edit]
Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 8 July 2024 T 15:10 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 359 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 277 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 2 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 165 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 69 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 297 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 137 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 294 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 189 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 306 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 80 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 74 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 145 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 238 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 138 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 173 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 357 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 223 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 168 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 54 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 160 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 152 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 162 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 124 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 322 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 351 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 52 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 82 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 83 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 275 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 210 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 229 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 55 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 268 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 116 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 93 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 359 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 186 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 138 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 212 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 176 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 192 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 281 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 188 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 229 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 167 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 276 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 299 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 149 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 255 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 362 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 112 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 204 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 117 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 72 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 69 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 35 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 13 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 84 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 353 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 224 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 40 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 160 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 19 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 190 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 167 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 346 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 269 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 69 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 301 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 344 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 175 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 136 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 68 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 271 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 179 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 119 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 56 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 237 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 304 days |
Australia | ||||||
The Bahamas | ||||||
Belize | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
New Zealand | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||
Tuvalu | ||||||
United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 285 days | 16 December 2023 | 205 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 43 days | 14 January 2024 | 176 days |
See also[edit]
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- Lists of state leaders by age
Notes[edit]
- ^ The country was formerly named the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b Letsie III first reigned during 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995, was deposed, then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
- ^ Ibrahim Iskandar is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 159 days (since 31 January 2024).
References[edit]
- ^ "Sultan of Brunei becomes world's longest-serving monarch after Elizabeth II's passing". Arab News. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II has died". BBC News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-25.