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 13 September 2024 T 15:03 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 60 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 344 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 69 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 232 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 136 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 364 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 204 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 361 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 256 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 7 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 147 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 141 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 212 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 305 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 205 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 240 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 58 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 290 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 235 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 121 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 227 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 219 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 229 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 191 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 23 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 52 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 119 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 149 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 150 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 342 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 277 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 296 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 122 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 335 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 183 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 160 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 60 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 253 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 205 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 279 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 243 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 259 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 348 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 255 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 296 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 234 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 343 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 0 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 216 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 322 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 63 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 179 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 271 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 184 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 139 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 136 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 102 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 80 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 151 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 54 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 291 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 107 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 227 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 86 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 257 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 234 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 47 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 336 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 136 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 2 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 45 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 242 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 203 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 135 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 338 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 246 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 186 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 123 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 304 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 5 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 352 days | 16 December 2023 | 272 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 110 days | 14 January 2024 | 243 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 226 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.