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 31 May 2024 T 07:12 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 321 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 239 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 330 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 127 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 31 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 259 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 99 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 256 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 151 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 268 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 42 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 36 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 107 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 200 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 100 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 135 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 319 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 185 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 130 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 16 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 122 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 114 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 124 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 86 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 284 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 313 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 14 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 44 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 45 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 237 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 172 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 191 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 17 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 230 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 78 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 55 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 321 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 148 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 100 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 174 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 138 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 154 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 243 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 150 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 191 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 129 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 238 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 261 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 111 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 217 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 324 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 74 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 166 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 79 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 34 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 31 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 363 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 341 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 46 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 315 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 186 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 2 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 122 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 347 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 152 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 129 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 308 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 231 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 31 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 263 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 306 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 137 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 98 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 30 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 233 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 141 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 81 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 18 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 199 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 266 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, 247 days | 16 December 2023 | 167 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 5 days | 14 January 2024 | 138 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 121 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.