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 6 October 2024 T 04:48 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 83 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 1 day |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 92 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 255 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 159 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 21 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 227 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 18 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 279 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 30 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 170 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 164 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 235 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 328 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 228 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 263 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 81 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 313 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 258 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 144 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 250 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 242 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 252 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 214 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 46 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 75 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 142 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 172 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 173 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 365 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 300 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 319 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 145 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 358 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 206 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 183 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 83 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 276 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 228 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 302 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 266 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 282 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 5 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 278 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 319 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 257 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 0 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 23 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 239 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 345 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 86 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 202 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 294 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 207 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 162 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 159 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 125 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 103 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 174 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 77 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 314 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 130 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 250 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 109 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 280 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 257 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 70 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 359 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 159 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 25 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 68 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 265 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 226 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 158 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 361 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 269 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 209 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 146 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 327 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 28 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 | 84 years, 9 days | 16 December 2023 | 295 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 133 days | 14 January 2024 | 266 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 249 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.