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 15 May 2024 T 13:39 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 305 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 223 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 314 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 111 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 15 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 243 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 83 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 240 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 135 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 252 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 26 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 20 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 91 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 184 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 84 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 119 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 303 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 169 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 114 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 0 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 106 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 98 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 108 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 70 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 268 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 297 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 364 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 28 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 29 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 221 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 156 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 175 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 1 day | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 214 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 62 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 39 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 305 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 132 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 84 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 158 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 122 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 138 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 227 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 134 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 175 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 113 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 222 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 245 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 95 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 201 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 308 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 58 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 150 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 63 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 18 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 15 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 347 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 325 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 30 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 299 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 170 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 352 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 106 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 331 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 136 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 113 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 292 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 215 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 15 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 247 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 290 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 121 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 82 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 14 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 217 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 125 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 65 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 2 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 183 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 250 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, 231 days | 16 December 2023 | 151 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 355 days | 14 January 2024 | 122 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 105 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.