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 6 July 2024 T 11:04 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 357 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 275 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 0 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 163 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 67 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 295 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 135 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 292 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 187 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 304 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 78 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 72 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 143 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 236 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 136 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 171 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 355 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 221 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 166 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 52 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 158 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 150 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 160 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 122 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 320 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 349 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 50 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 80 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 81 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 273 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 208 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 227 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 53 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 266 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 114 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 91 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 357 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 184 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 136 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 210 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 174 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 190 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 279 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 186 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 227 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 165 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 274 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 297 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 147 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 253 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 360 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 110 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 202 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 115 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 70 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 67 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 33 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 11 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 82 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 351 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 222 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 38 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 158 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 17 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 188 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 165 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 344 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 267 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 67 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 299 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 342 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 173 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 134 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 66 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 269 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 177 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 117 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 54 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 235 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 302 days |
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The Bahamas | ||||||
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, 283 days | 16 December 2023 | 203 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 41 days | 14 January 2024 | 174 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 157 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.