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 30 September 2024 T 10:05 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 77 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 361 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 86 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 249 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 153 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 15 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 221 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 12 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 273 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 24 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 164 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 158 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 229 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 322 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 222 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 257 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 75 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 307 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 252 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 138 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 244 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 236 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 246 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 208 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 40 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 69 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 136 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 166 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 167 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 359 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 294 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 313 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 139 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 352 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 200 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 177 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 77 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 270 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 222 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 296 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 260 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 276 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 365 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 272 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 313 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 251 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 360 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 17 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 233 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 339 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 80 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 196 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 288 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 201 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 156 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 153 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 119 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 97 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 168 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 71 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 308 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 124 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 244 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 103 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 274 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 251 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 64 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 353 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 153 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 19 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 62 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 259 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 220 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 152 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 355 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 263 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 203 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 140 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 321 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 22 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 | 84 years, 3 days | 16 December 2023 | 289 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 127 days | 14 January 2024 | 260 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 243 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.