List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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 17 July 2024 T 07:19 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 2 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 286 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 11 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 174 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 78 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 306 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 146 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 303 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 198 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 315 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 89 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 83 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 154 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 247 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 147 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 182 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 0 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 232 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 177 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 63 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 169 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 161 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 171 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 133 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 331 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 360 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 61 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 91 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 92 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 284 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 219 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 238 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 64 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 277 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 125 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 102 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 2 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 195 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 147 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 221 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 185 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 201 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 290 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 197 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 238 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 176 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 285 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 308 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 158 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 264 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 5 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 121 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 213 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 126 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 81 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 78 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 44 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 22 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 93 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 362 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 233 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 49 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 169 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 28 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 199 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 176 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 355 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 278 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 78 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 310 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 353 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 184 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 145 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 77 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 280 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 188 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 128 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 65 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 246 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 313 days |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 294 days | 16 December 2023 | 214 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 52 days | 14 January 2024 | 185 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 168 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.