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 20 October 2024 T 19:45 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 97 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 15 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 106 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 269 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 173 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 35 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 241 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 32 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 293 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 44 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 184 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 178 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 249 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 342 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 242 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 277 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 95 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 327 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 272 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 158 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 264 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 256 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 266 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 228 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 60 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 89 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 156 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 186 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 187 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 13 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 314 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 333 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 159 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 6 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 220 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 197 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 97 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 290 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 242 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 316 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 280 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 296 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 19 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 292 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 333 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 271 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 14 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 37 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 253 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 359 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 100 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 216 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 308 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 221 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 176 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 173 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 139 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 117 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 188 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 91 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 328 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 144 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 264 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 123 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 294 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 271 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 84 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 7 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 173 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 39 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 82 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 279 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 240 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 172 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 9 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 283 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 223 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 160 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 341 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 42 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 84 years, 23 days | 16 December 2023 | 309 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 147 days | 14 January 2024 | 280 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 263 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.