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 26 August 2024 T 21:00 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 42 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 326 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 51 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 214 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 118 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 346 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 186 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 343 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 238 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 355 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 129 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 123 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 194 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 287 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 187 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 222 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 40 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 272 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 217 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 103 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 209 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 201 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 211 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 173 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 5 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 34 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 101 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 131 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 132 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 324 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 259 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 278 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 104 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 317 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 165 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 142 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 42 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 235 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 187 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 261 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 225 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 241 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 330 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 237 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 278 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 216 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 325 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 348 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 198 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 304 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 45 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 161 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 253 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 166 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 121 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 118 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 84 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 62 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 133 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 36 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 273 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 89 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 209 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 68 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 239 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 216 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 29 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 318 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 118 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 350 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 27 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 224 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 185 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 117 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 320 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 228 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 168 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 105 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 286 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 353 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, 334 days | 16 December 2023 | 254 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 92 days | 14 January 2024 | 225 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 208 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.