List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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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 24 July 2024 T 01:48 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 9 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 293 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 18 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 181 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 85 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 313 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 153 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 310 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 205 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 322 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 96 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 90 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 161 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 254 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 154 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 189 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 7 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 239 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 184 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 70 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 176 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 168 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 178 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 140 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 338 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 1 day |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 68 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 98 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 99 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 291 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 226 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 245 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 71 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 284 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 132 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 109 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 9 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 202 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 154 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 228 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 192 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 208 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 297 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 204 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 245 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 183 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 292 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 315 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 165 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 271 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 12 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 128 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 220 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 133 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 88 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 85 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 51 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 29 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 100 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 3 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 240 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 56 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 176 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 35 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 206 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 183 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 362 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 285 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 85 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 317 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 360 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 191 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 152 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 84 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 287 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 195 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 135 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 72 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 253 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 320 days |
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Belize | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
New Zealand | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||
Tuvalu | ||||||
United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 301 days | 16 December 2023 | 221 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 59 days | 14 January 2024 | 192 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 175 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.