List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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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 23 July 2024 T 04:23 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 8 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 292 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 17 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 180 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 84 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 312 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 152 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 309 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 204 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 321 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 95 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 89 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 160 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 253 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 153 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 188 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 6 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 238 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 183 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 69 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 175 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 167 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 177 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 139 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 337 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 0 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 67 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 97 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 98 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 290 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 225 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 244 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 70 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 283 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 131 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 108 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 8 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 201 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 153 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 227 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 191 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 207 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 296 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 203 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 244 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 182 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 291 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 314 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 164 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 270 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 11 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 127 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 219 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 132 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 87 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 84 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 50 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 28 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 99 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 2 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 239 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 55 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 175 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 34 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 205 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 182 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 361 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 284 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 84 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 316 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 359 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 190 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 151 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 83 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 286 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 194 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 134 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 71 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 252 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 319 days |
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The Bahamas | ||||||
Belize | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
New Zealand | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||
Tuvalu | ||||||
United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 300 days | 16 December 2023 | 220 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 58 days | 14 January 2024 | 191 days |
See also
[edit]- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- List of current heads of state and government
- 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 174 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.