List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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
Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 24 April 2024 T 04:13 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 284 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 202 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 293 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 90 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 77 years, 360 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 222 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 62 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 219 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 114 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 231 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 5 days | 25 April 1986 | 37 years, 365 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 70 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 163 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 63 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 98 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 282 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 148 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 93 days | 15 May 1998 | 25 years, 345 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 85 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 77 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 87 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 49 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 247 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 276 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 343 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 7 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 8 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 200 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 135 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 154 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 70 years, 346 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 193 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 41 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 18 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 284 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 111 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 63 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 137 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 101 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 117 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 206 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 113 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 154 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 92 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 201 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 224 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 74 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 180 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 287 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 37 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 129 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 42 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 56 years, 363 days | 30 April 2013 | 10 years, 360 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 326 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 304 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 9 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 278 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 149 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 331 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 85 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 310 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 115 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 92 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 271 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 194 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 81 years, 360 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 226 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 269 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 100 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 61 days | 1 May 2019 | 4 years, 359 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 196 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 104 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 44 days | 13 May 2022 | 1 year, 347 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 162 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 229 days |
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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, 210 days | 16 December 2023 | 130 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 334 days | 14 January 2024 | 101 days |
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current heads of state and government
Notes
- ^ 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 84 days (since 31 January 2024).