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 31 July 2024 T 23:31 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 16 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 300 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 25 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 188 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 92 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 320 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 160 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 317 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 212 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 329 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 103 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 97 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 168 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 261 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 161 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 196 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 14 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 246 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 191 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 77 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 183 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 175 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 185 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 147 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 345 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 8 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 75 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 105 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 106 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 298 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 233 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 252 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 78 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 291 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 139 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 116 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 16 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 209 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 161 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 235 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 199 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 215 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 304 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 211 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 252 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 190 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 299 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 322 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 172 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 278 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 19 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 135 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 227 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 140 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 95 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 92 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 58 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 36 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 107 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 10 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 247 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 63 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 183 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 42 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 213 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 190 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 3 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 292 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 92 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 324 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 1 day | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 198 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 159 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 91 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 294 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 202 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 142 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 79 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 260 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 327 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, 308 days | 16 December 2023 | 228 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 66 days | 14 January 2024 | 199 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 182 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.