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 23 September 2024 T 23:18 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 70 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 354 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 79 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 242 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 146 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 8 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 214 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 5 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 266 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 17 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 157 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 151 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 222 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 315 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 215 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 250 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 68 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 300 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 245 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 131 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 237 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 229 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 239 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 201 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 33 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 62 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 129 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 159 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 160 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 352 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 287 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 306 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 132 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 345 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 193 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 170 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 70 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 263 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 215 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 289 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 253 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 269 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 358 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 265 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 306 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 244 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 353 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 10 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 226 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 332 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 73 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 189 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 281 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 194 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 149 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 146 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 112 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 90 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 161 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 64 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 301 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 117 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 237 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 96 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 267 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 244 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 57 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 346 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 146 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 12 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 55 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 252 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 213 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 145 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 348 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 256 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 196 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 133 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 314 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 15 days |
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Saint Lucia | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 362 days | 16 December 2023 | 282 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 120 days | 14 January 2024 | 253 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 236 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.