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 28 September 2024 T 15:26 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 75 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 359 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 84 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 247 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 151 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 13 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 219 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 10 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 271 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 22 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 162 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 156 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 227 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 320 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 220 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 255 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 73 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 305 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 250 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 136 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 242 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 234 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 244 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 206 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 38 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 67 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 134 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 164 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 165 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 357 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 292 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 311 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 137 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 350 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 198 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 175 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 75 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 268 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 220 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 294 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 258 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 274 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 363 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 270 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 311 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 249 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 358 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 15 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 231 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 337 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 78 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 194 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 286 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 199 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 154 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 151 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 117 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 95 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 166 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 69 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 306 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 122 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 242 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 101 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 272 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 249 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 62 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 351 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 151 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 17 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 60 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 257 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 218 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 150 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 353 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 261 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 201 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 138 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 319 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 20 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 | 84 years, 1 day | 16 December 2023 | 287 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 125 days | 14 January 2024 | 258 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 241 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.