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 3 September 2024 T 12:42 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 50 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 334 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 59 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 222 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 126 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 354 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 194 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 351 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 246 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 363 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 137 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 131 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 202 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 295 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 195 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 230 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 48 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 280 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 225 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 111 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 217 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 209 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 219 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 181 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 13 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 42 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 109 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 139 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 140 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 332 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 267 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 286 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 112 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 325 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 173 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 150 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 50 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 243 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 195 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 269 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 233 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 249 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 338 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 245 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 286 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 224 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 333 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 356 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 206 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 312 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 53 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 169 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 261 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 174 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 129 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 126 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 92 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 70 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 141 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 44 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 281 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 97 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 217 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 76 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 247 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 224 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 37 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 326 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 126 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 358 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 35 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 232 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 193 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 125 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 328 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 236 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 176 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 113 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 294 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 361 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, 342 days | 16 December 2023 | 262 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 100 days | 14 January 2024 | 233 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 216 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.