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 22 May 2024 T 17:06 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 312 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 230 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 321 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 118 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 22 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 250 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 90 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 247 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 142 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 259 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 33 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 27 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 98 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 191 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 91 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 126 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 310 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 176 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 121 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 7 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 113 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 105 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 115 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 77 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 275 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 304 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 5 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 35 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 36 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 228 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 163 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 182 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 8 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 221 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 69 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 46 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 312 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 139 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 91 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 165 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 129 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 145 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 234 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 141 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 182 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 120 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 229 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 252 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 102 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 208 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 315 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 65 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 157 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 70 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 25 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 22 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 354 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 332 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 37 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 306 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 177 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 359 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 113 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 338 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 143 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 120 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 299 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 222 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 22 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 254 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 297 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 128 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 89 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 21 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 224 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 132 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 72 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 9 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 190 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 257 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, 238 days | 16 December 2023 | 158 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 362 days | 14 January 2024 | 129 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 112 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.