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 11 September 2024 T 05:23 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 58 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 342 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 67 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 230 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 134 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 362 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 202 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 359 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 254 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 5 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 145 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 139 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 210 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 303 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 203 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 238 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 56 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 288 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 233 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 119 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 225 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 217 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 227 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 189 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 21 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 50 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 117 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 147 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 148 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 340 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 275 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 294 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 120 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 333 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 181 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 158 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 58 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 251 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 203 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 277 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 241 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 257 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 346 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 253 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 294 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 232 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 341 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 364 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 214 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 320 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 61 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 177 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 269 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 182 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 137 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 134 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 100 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 78 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 149 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 52 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 289 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 105 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 225 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 84 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 255 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 232 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 45 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 334 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 134 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 0 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 43 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 240 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 201 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 133 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 336 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 244 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 184 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 121 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 302 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 3 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, 350 days | 16 December 2023 | 270 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 108 days | 14 January 2024 | 241 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 224 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.