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 11 June 2024 T 01:42 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 332 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 250 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 341 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 138 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 42 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 270 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 110 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 267 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 162 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 279 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 53 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 47 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 118 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 211 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 111 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 146 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 330 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 196 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 141 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 27 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 133 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 125 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 135 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 97 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 295 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 324 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 25 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 55 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 56 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 248 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 183 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 202 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 28 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 241 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 89 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 66 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 332 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 159 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 111 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 185 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 149 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 165 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 254 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 161 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 202 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 140 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 249 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 272 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 122 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 228 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 335 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 85 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 177 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 90 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 45 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 42 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 8 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 352 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 57 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 326 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 197 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 13 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 133 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 358 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 163 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 140 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 319 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 242 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 42 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 274 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 317 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 148 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 109 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 41 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 244 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 152 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 92 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 29 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 210 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 277 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, 258 days | 16 December 2023 | 178 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 16 days | 14 January 2024 | 149 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 132 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.