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 25 July 2024 T 02:43 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 10 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 294 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 19 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 182 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 86 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 314 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 154 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 311 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 206 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 323 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 97 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 91 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 162 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 255 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 155 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 190 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 8 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 240 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 185 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 71 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 177 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 169 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 179 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 141 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 339 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 2 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 69 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 99 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 100 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 292 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 227 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 246 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 72 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 285 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 133 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 110 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 10 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 203 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 155 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 229 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 193 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 209 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 298 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 205 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 246 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 184 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 293 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 316 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 166 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 272 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 13 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 129 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 221 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 134 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 89 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 86 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 52 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 30 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 101 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 4 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 241 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 57 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 177 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 36 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 207 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 184 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 363 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 286 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 86 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 318 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 361 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 192 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 153 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 85 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 288 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 196 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 136 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 73 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 254 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 321 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 | 83 years, 302 days | 16 December 2023 | 222 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 60 days | 14 January 2024 | 193 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 176 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.