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 21 August 2024 T 04:49 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 37 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 321 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 46 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 209 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 113 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 341 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 181 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 338 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 233 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 350 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 124 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 118 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 189 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 282 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 182 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 217 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 35 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 267 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 212 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 98 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 204 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 196 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 206 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 168 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 0 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 29 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 96 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 126 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 127 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 319 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 254 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 273 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 99 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 312 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 160 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 137 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 37 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 230 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 182 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 256 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 220 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 236 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 325 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 232 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 273 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 211 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 320 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 343 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 193 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 299 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 40 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 156 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 248 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 161 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 116 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 113 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 79 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 57 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 128 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 31 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 268 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 84 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 204 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 63 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 234 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 211 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 24 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 313 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 113 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 345 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 22 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 219 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 180 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 112 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 315 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 223 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 163 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 100 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 281 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 348 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, 329 days | 16 December 2023 | 249 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 87 days | 14 January 2024 | 220 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 203 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.