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 20 May 2024 T 16:44 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 310 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 228 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 319 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 116 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 20 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 248 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 88 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 245 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 140 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 257 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 31 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 25 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 96 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 189 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 89 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 124 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 308 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 174 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 119 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 5 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 111 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 103 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 113 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 75 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 273 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 302 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 3 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 33 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 34 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 226 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 161 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 180 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 6 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 219 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 67 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 44 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 310 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 137 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 89 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 163 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 127 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 143 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 232 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 139 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 180 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 118 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 227 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 250 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 100 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 206 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 313 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 63 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 155 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 68 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 23 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 20 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 352 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 330 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 35 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 304 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 175 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 357 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 111 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 336 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 141 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 118 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 297 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 220 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 20 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 252 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 295 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 126 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 87 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 19 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 222 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 130 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 70 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 7 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 188 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 255 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 236 days | 16 December 2023 | 156 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 360 days | 14 January 2024 | 127 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 110 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.