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 4 October 2024 T 15:35 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 81 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 365 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 90 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 253 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 157 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 19 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 225 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 16 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 277 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 28 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 168 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 162 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 233 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 326 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 226 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 261 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 79 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 311 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 256 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 142 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 248 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 240 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 250 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 212 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 44 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 73 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 140 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 170 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 171 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 363 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 298 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 317 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 143 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 356 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 204 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 181 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 81 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 274 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 226 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 300 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 264 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 280 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 3 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 276 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 317 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 255 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 364 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 21 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 237 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 343 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 84 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 200 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 292 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 205 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 160 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 157 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 123 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 101 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 172 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 75 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 312 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 128 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 248 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 107 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 278 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 255 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 68 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 357 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 157 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 23 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 66 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 263 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 224 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 156 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 359 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 267 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 207 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 144 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 325 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 26 days |
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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, 7 days | 16 December 2023 | 293 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 131 days | 14 January 2024 | 264 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 247 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.