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 27 October 2024 T 15:44 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 104 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 22 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 113 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 276 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 180 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 42 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 248 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 39 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 300 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 51 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 191 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 185 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 256 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 349 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 249 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 284 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 102 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 334 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 279 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 165 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 271 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 263 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 273 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 235 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 67 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 96 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 163 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 193 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 194 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 20 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 321 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 340 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 166 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 13 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 227 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 204 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 104 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 297 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 249 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 323 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 287 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 303 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 26 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 299 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 340 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 278 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 21 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 44 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 260 days | 27 October 2010 | 14 years, 0 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 107 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 223 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 315 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 228 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 183 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 180 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 146 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 124 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 195 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 98 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 335 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 151 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 271 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 130 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 301 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 278 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 91 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 14 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 180 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 46 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 89 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 286 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 247 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 179 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 16 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 290 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 230 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 167 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 348 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 49 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, 30 days | 16 December 2023 | 316 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 154 days | 14 January 2024 | 287 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 270 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.