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 30 October 2024 T 17:23 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 107 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 25 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 116 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 279 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 183 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 45 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 251 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 42 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 303 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 54 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 194 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 188 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 259 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 352 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 252 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 287 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 105 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 337 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 282 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 168 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 274 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 266 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 276 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 238 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 70 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 99 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 166 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 196 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 197 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 23 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 324 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 343 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 169 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 16 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 230 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 207 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 107 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 300 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 252 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 326 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 290 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 306 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 29 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 302 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 343 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 281 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 24 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 47 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 263 days | 27 October 2010 | 14 years, 3 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 110 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 226 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 318 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 231 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 186 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 183 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 149 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 127 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 198 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 101 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 338 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 154 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 274 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 133 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 304 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 281 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 94 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 17 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 183 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 49 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 92 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 289 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 250 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 182 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 19 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 293 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 233 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 170 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 351 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 52 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, 33 days | 16 December 2023 | 319 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 157 days | 14 January 2024 | 290 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 273 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.