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 5 October 2024 T 05:56 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 82 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 0 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 91 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 254 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 158 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 20 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 226 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 17 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 278 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 29 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 169 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 163 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 234 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 327 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 227 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 262 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 80 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 312 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 257 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 143 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 249 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 241 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 251 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 213 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 45 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 74 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 141 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 171 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 172 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 364 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 299 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 318 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 144 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 357 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 205 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 182 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 82 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 275 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 227 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 301 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 265 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 281 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 4 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 277 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 318 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 256 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 365 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 22 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 238 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 344 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 85 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 201 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 293 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 206 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 161 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 158 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 124 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 102 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 173 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 76 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 313 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 129 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 249 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 108 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 279 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 256 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 69 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 358 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 158 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 24 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 67 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 264 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 225 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 157 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 360 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 268 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 208 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 145 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 326 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 27 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 84 years, 8 days | 16 December 2023 | 294 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 132 days | 14 January 2024 | 265 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 248 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.