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 19 August 2024 T 08:53 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 35 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 319 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 44 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 207 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 111 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 339 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 179 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 336 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 231 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 348 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 122 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 116 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 187 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 280 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 180 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 215 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 33 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 265 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 210 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 96 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 202 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 194 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 204 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 166 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 364 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 27 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 94 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 124 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 125 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 317 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 252 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 271 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 97 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 310 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 158 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 135 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 35 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 228 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 180 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 254 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 218 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 234 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 323 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 230 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 271 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 209 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 318 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 341 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 191 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 297 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 38 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 154 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 246 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 159 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 114 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 111 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 77 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 55 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 126 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 29 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 266 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 82 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 202 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 61 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 232 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 209 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 22 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 311 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 111 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 343 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 20 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 217 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 178 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 110 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 313 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 221 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 161 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 98 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 279 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 346 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, 327 days | 16 December 2023 | 247 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 85 days | 14 January 2024 | 218 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 201 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.