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 22 August 2024 T 00:33 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 38 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 322 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 47 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 210 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 114 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 342 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 182 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 339 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 234 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 351 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 125 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 119 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 190 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 283 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 183 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 218 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 36 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 268 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 213 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 99 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 205 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 197 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 207 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 169 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 1 day | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 30 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 97 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 127 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 128 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 320 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 255 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 274 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 100 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 313 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 161 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 138 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 38 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 231 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 183 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 257 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 221 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 237 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 326 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 233 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 274 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 212 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 321 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 344 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 194 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 300 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 41 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 157 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 249 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 162 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 117 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 114 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 80 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 58 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 129 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 32 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 269 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 85 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 205 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 64 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 235 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 212 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 25 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 314 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 114 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 346 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 23 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 220 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 181 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 113 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 316 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 224 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 164 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 101 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 282 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 349 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, 330 days | 16 December 2023 | 250 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 88 days | 14 January 2024 | 221 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 204 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.