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 21 June 2024 T 13:51 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 342 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 260 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 351 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 148 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 52 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 280 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 120 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 277 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 172 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 289 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 63 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 57 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 128 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 221 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 121 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 156 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 340 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 206 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 151 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 37 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 143 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 135 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 145 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 107 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 305 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 334 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 35 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 65 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 66 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 258 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 193 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 212 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 38 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 251 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 99 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 76 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 342 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 169 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 121 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 195 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 159 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 175 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 264 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 171 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 212 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 150 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 259 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 282 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 132 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 238 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 345 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 95 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 187 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 100 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 55 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 52 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 18 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 362 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 67 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 336 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 207 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 23 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 143 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 2 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 173 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 150 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 329 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 252 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 52 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 284 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 327 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 158 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 119 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 51 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 254 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 162 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 102 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 39 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 220 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 287 days |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 268 days | 16 December 2023 | 188 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 26 days | 14 January 2024 | 159 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 142 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.