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 5 May 2024 T 18:20 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 295 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 213 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 304 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 101 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 5 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 233 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 73 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 230 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 125 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 242 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 16 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 10 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 81 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 174 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 74 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 109 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 293 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 159 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 104 days | 15 May 1998 | 25 years, 356 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 96 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 88 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 98 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 60 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 258 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 287 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 354 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 18 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 19 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 211 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 146 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 165 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 70 years, 357 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 204 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 52 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 29 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 295 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 122 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 74 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 148 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 112 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 128 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 217 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 124 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 165 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 103 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 212 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 235 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 85 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 191 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 298 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 48 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 140 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 53 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 8 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 5 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 337 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 315 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 20 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 289 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 160 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 342 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 96 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 321 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 126 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 103 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 282 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 205 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 5 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 237 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 280 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 111 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 72 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 207 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 115 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 55 days | 13 May 2022 | 1 year, 358 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 173 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 240 days |
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Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
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Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
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United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 221 days | 16 December 2023 | 141 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 345 days | 14 January 2024 | 112 days |
See also[edit]
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current heads of state and government
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 95 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.