List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Sultan_Hassanal_Bolkiah_-_53857993945.jpg/166px-Sultan_Hassanal_Bolkiah_-_53857993945.jpg)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reigns as of 29 August 2024 T 21:44 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 45 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 329 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 54 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 217 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 121 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 349 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 189 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 346 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 241 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 358 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 132 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 126 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 197 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 290 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 190 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 225 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 43 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 275 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 220 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 106 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 212 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 204 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 214 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 176 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 8 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 37 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 104 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 134 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 135 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 327 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 262 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 281 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 107 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 320 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 168 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 145 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 45 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 238 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 190 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 264 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 228 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 244 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 333 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 240 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 281 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 219 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 328 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 351 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 201 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 307 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 48 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 164 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 256 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 169 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 124 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 121 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 87 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 65 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 136 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 39 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 276 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 92 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 212 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 71 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 242 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 219 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 32 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 321 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 121 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 353 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 30 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 227 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 188 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 120 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 323 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 231 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 171 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 108 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 289 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 356 days |
Australia | ||||||
The Bahamas | ||||||
Belize | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
New Zealand | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||
Tuvalu | ||||||
United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 337 days | 16 December 2023 | 257 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 95 days | 14 January 2024 | 228 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 211 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.