List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of currently 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 currently the longest-reigning 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 May 2024 T 11:42 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 301 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 219 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 310 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 107 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 11 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 239 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 79 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 236 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 131 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 248 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 22 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 16 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 87 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 180 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 80 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 115 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 299 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 165 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 110 days | 15 May 1998 | 25 years, 362 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 102 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 94 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 104 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 66 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 264 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 293 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 360 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 24 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 25 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 217 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 152 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 171 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 70 years, 363 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 210 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 58 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 35 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 301 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 128 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 80 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 154 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 118 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 134 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 223 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 130 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 171 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 109 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 218 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 241 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 91 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 197 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 304 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 54 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 146 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 59 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 14 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 11 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 343 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 321 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 26 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 295 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 166 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 348 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 102 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 327 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 132 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 109 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 288 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 211 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 11 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 243 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 286 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 117 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 78 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 10 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 213 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 121 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 61 days | 13 May 2022 | 1 year, 364 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 179 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 246 days |
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Papua New Guinea | ||||||
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 | 83 years, 227 days | 16 December 2023 | 147 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 351 days | 14 January 2024 | 118 days |
See also[edit]
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current heads of state and government
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 101 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.