List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of 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 the longest-reigning existing 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 3 December 2024 T 17:12 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 141 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 59 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 150 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 313 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 217 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 79 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 285 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 76 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 337 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 88 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 228 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 222 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 293 days | 13 November 1989 | 35 years, 20 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 286 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 321 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 139 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 33 years, 5 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 316 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 202 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 308 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 300 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 310 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 272 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 104 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 133 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 200 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 230 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 231 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 57 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 358 days | 22 November 2001 | 23 years, 11 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 203 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 50 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 264 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 241 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 141 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 334 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 286 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 360 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 324 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 340 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 63 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 336 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 66 years, 11 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 315 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 58 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 81 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 297 days | 27 October 2010 | 14 years, 37 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 144 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 260 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 352 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 265 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 220 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 217 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 183 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 161 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 232 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 135 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 68 years, 6 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 188 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 308 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 167 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 338 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 315 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 128 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 51 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 217 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 83 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 126 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 323 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 284 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 216 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 53 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 327 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 267 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 204 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 76 years, 19 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 86 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 84 years, 67 days | 16 December 2023 | 353 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 191 days | 14 January 2024 | 324 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 307 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.