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 2 October 2024 T 19:42 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 79 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 363 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 88 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 251 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 155 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 17 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 223 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 14 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 275 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 26 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 166 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 160 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 231 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 324 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 224 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 259 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 77 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 309 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 254 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 140 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 246 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 238 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 248 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 210 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 42 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 71 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 138 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 168 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 169 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 361 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 296 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 315 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 141 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 354 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 202 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 179 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 79 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 272 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 224 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 298 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 262 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 278 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 1 day | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 274 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 315 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 253 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 362 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 19 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 235 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 341 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 82 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 198 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 290 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 203 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 158 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 155 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 121 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 99 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 170 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 73 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 310 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 126 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 246 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 105 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 276 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 253 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 66 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 355 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 155 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 21 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 64 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 261 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 222 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 154 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 357 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 265 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 205 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 142 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 323 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 24 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, 5 days | 16 December 2023 | 291 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 129 days | 14 January 2024 | 262 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 245 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.