List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of currently reigning monarchs sorted by length of service.
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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
editRank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 22 July 2024 T 06:25 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 7 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 291 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 16 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 179 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 83 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 311 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 151 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 308 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 203 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 320 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 94 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 88 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 159 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 252 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 152 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 187 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 5 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 237 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (part of Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 182 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 68 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 174 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 166 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 176 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 138 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 336 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 365 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (part of Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 66 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 96 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 97 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 289 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (part of Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 224 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 243 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 69 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 282 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 130 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 107 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 7 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 200 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 152 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 226 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 190 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 206 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 295 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 202 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 243 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 181 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (part of Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 290 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 313 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 163 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 269 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 10 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 126 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 218 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 131 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 86 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 83 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 49 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 27 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 98 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 1 day |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (part of Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 238 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 54 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 174 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 33 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 204 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 181 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 360 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 283 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (part of Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 83 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 315 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (part of Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 358 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 189 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 150 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 82 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 285 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 193 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 133 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 70 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 251 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 318 days |
Australia | ||||||
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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, 299 days | 16 December 2023 | 219 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 57 days | 14 January 2024 | 190 days |
See also
editNotes
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 173 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.