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 20 September 2024 T 06:32 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 67 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 351 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 76 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 239 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 143 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 5 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 211 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 2 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 263 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 14 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 154 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 148 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 219 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 312 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 212 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 247 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 65 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 297 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 242 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 128 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 234 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 226 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 236 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 198 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 30 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 59 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 126 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 156 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 157 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 349 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 284 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 303 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 129 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 342 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 190 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 167 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 67 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 260 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 212 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 286 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 250 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 266 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 355 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 262 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 303 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 241 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 350 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 7 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 223 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 329 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 70 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 186 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 278 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 191 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 146 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 143 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 109 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 87 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 158 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 61 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 298 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 114 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 234 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 93 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 264 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 241 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 54 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 343 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 143 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 9 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 52 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 249 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 210 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 142 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 345 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 253 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 193 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 130 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 311 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 12 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, 359 days | 16 December 2023 | 279 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 117 days | 14 January 2024 | 250 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 233 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.