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 May 2024 T 05:23 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 311 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 229 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 320 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 117 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 21 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 249 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 89 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 246 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 141 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 258 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 32 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 26 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 97 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 190 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 90 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 125 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 309 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 175 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 120 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 6 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 112 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 104 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 114 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 76 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 274 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 303 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 4 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 34 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 35 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 227 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 162 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 181 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 7 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 220 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 68 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 45 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 311 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 138 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 90 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 164 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 128 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 144 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 233 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 140 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 181 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 119 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 228 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 251 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 101 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 207 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 314 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 64 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 156 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 69 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 24 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 21 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 353 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 331 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 36 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 305 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 176 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 358 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 112 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 337 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 142 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 119 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 298 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 221 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 21 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 253 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 296 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 127 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 88 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 20 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 223 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 131 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 71 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 8 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 189 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 256 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, 237 days | 16 December 2023 | 157 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 361 days | 14 January 2024 | 128 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 111 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.