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 22 September 2024 T 16:46 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 69 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 353 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 78 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 241 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 145 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 7 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 213 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 4 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 265 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 16 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 156 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 150 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 221 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 314 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 214 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 249 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 67 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 299 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 244 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 130 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 236 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 228 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 238 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 200 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 32 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 61 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 128 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 158 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 159 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 351 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 286 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 305 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 131 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 344 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 192 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 169 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 69 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 262 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 214 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 288 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 252 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 268 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 357 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 264 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 305 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 243 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 352 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 9 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 225 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 331 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 72 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 188 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 280 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 193 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 148 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 145 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 111 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 89 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 160 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 63 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 300 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 116 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 236 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 95 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 266 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 243 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 56 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 345 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 145 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 11 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 54 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 251 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 212 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 144 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 347 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 255 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 195 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 132 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 313 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 14 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 361 days | 16 December 2023 | 281 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 119 days | 14 January 2024 | 252 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 235 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.