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 14 June 2024 T 13:35 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 335 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 253 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 344 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 141 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 45 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 273 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 113 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 270 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 165 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 282 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 56 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 50 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 121 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 214 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 114 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 149 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 333 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 199 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 144 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 30 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 136 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 128 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 138 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 100 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 298 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 327 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 28 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 58 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 59 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 251 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 186 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 205 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 31 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 244 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 92 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 69 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 335 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 162 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 114 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 188 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 152 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 168 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 257 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 164 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 205 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 143 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 252 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 275 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 125 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 231 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 338 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 88 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 180 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 93 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 48 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 45 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 11 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 355 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 60 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 329 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 200 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 16 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 136 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 361 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 166 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 143 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 322 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 245 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 45 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 277 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 320 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 151 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 112 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 44 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 247 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 155 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 95 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 32 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 213 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 280 days |
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Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
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United Kingdom | ||||||
41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 261 days | 16 December 2023 | 181 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 19 days | 14 January 2024 | 152 days |
See also
- 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
- ^ 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 135 days (since 31 January 2024).
References
- ^ "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.