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 14 August 2024 T 14:04 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 30 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 314 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 39 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 202 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 106 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 334 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 174 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 331 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 226 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 343 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 117 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 111 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 182 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 275 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 175 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 210 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 28 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 260 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 205 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 91 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 197 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 189 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 199 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 161 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 359 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 22 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 89 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 119 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 120 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 312 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 247 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 266 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 92 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 305 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 153 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 130 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 30 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 223 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 175 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 249 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 213 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 229 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 318 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 225 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 266 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 204 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 313 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 336 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 186 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 292 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 33 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 149 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 241 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 154 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 109 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 106 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 72 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 50 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 121 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 24 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 261 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 77 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 197 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 56 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 227 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 204 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 17 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 306 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 106 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 338 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 15 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 212 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 173 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 105 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 308 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 216 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 156 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 93 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 274 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 341 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, 322 days | 16 December 2023 | 242 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 80 days | 14 January 2024 | 213 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 196 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.