List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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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 9 September 2024 T 20:29 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 56 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 340 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 65 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 228 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 132 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 360 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 200 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 357 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 252 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 3 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 143 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 137 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 208 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 301 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 201 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 236 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 54 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 286 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 231 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 117 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 223 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 215 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 225 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 187 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 19 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 48 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 115 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 145 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 146 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 338 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 273 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 292 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 118 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 331 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 179 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 156 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 56 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 249 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 201 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 275 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 239 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 255 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 344 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 251 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 292 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 230 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 339 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 362 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 212 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 318 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 59 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 175 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 267 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 180 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 135 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 132 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 98 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 76 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 147 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 50 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 287 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 103 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 223 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 82 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 253 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 230 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 43 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 332 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 132 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 364 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 41 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 238 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 199 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 131 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 334 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 242 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 182 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 119 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 300 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 1 day |
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Belize | ||||||
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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, 348 days | 16 December 2023 | 268 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 106 days | 14 January 2024 | 239 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 222 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.