List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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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 21 July 2024 T 01:53 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 6 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 290 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 15 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 178 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 82 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 310 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 150 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 307 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 202 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 319 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 93 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 87 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 158 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 251 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 151 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 186 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 4 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 236 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 181 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 67 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 173 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 165 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 175 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 137 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 335 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 364 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 65 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 95 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 96 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 288 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 223 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 242 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 68 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 281 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 129 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 106 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 6 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 199 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 151 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 225 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 189 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 205 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 294 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 201 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 242 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 180 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 289 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 312 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 162 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 268 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 9 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 125 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 217 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 130 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 85 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 82 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 48 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 26 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 97 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 0 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 237 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 53 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 173 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 32 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 203 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 180 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 359 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 282 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 82 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 314 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 357 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 188 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 149 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 81 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 284 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 192 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 132 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 69 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 250 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 317 days |
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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, 298 days | 16 December 2023 | 218 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 56 days | 14 January 2024 | 189 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 172 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.