List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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 12 September 2024 T 00:25 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 59 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 343 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 68 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 231 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 135 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 363 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 203 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 360 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 255 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 6 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 146 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 140 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 211 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 304 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 204 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 239 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 57 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 289 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 234 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 120 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 226 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 218 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 228 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 190 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 22 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 51 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 118 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 148 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 149 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 341 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 276 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 295 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 121 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 334 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 182 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 159 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 59 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 252 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 204 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 278 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 242 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 258 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 347 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 254 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 295 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 233 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 342 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 365 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 215 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 321 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 62 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 178 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 270 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 183 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 138 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 135 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 101 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 79 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 150 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 53 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 290 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 106 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 226 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 85 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 256 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 233 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 46 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 335 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 135 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 1 day |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 44 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 241 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 202 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 134 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 337 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 245 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 185 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 122 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 303 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 4 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, 351 days | 16 December 2023 | 271 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 109 days | 14 January 2024 | 242 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 225 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.