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 26 July 2024 T 12:35 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 11 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 295 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 20 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 183 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 87 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 315 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 155 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 312 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 207 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 324 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 98 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 92 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 163 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 256 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 156 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 191 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 9 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 241 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 186 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 72 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 178 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 170 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 180 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 142 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 340 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 3 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 70 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 100 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 101 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 293 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 228 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 247 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 73 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 286 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 134 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 111 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 11 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 204 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 156 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 230 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 194 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 210 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 299 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 206 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 247 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 185 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 294 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 317 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 167 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 273 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 14 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 130 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 222 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 135 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 90 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 87 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 53 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 31 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 102 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 5 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 242 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 58 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 178 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 37 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 208 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 185 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 364 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 287 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 87 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 319 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 362 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 193 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 154 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 86 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 289 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 197 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 137 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 74 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 255 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 322 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, 303 days | 16 December 2023 | 223 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 61 days | 14 January 2024 | 194 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 177 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.