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 8 June 2024 T 07:17 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 329 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 247 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 338 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 135 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 39 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 267 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 107 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 264 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 159 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 276 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 50 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 44 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 115 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 208 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 108 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 143 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 327 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 193 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 138 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 24 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 130 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 122 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 132 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 94 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 292 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 321 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 22 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 52 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 53 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 245 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 180 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 199 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 25 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 238 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 86 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 63 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 329 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 156 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 108 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 182 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 146 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 162 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 251 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 158 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 199 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 137 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 246 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 269 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 119 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 225 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 332 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 82 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 174 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 87 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 42 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 39 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 5 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 349 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 54 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 323 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 194 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 10 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 130 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 355 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 160 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 137 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 316 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 239 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 39 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 271 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 314 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 145 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 106 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 38 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 241 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 149 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 89 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 26 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 207 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 274 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, 255 days | 16 December 2023 | 175 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 13 days | 14 January 2024 | 146 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 129 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.