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
Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 16 June 2024 T 06:45 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 337 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 255 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 346 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 143 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 47 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 275 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 115 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 272 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 167 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 284 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 58 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 52 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 123 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 216 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 116 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 151 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 335 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 201 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 146 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 32 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 138 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 130 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 140 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 102 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 300 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 329 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 30 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 60 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 61 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 253 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 188 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 207 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 33 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 246 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 94 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 71 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 337 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 164 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 116 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 190 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 154 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 170 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 259 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 166 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 207 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 145 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 254 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 277 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 127 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 233 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 340 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 90 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 182 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 95 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 50 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 47 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 13 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 357 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 62 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 331 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 202 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 18 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 138 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 363 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 168 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 145 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 324 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 247 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 47 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 279 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 322 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 153 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 114 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 46 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 249 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 157 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 97 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 34 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 215 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 282 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, 263 days | 16 December 2023 | 183 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 21 days | 14 January 2024 | 154 days |
See also
- 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
- ^ 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 137 days (since 31 January 2024).
References
- ^ "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.