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]
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Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 9 June 2024 T 08:16 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 330 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 248 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 339 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 136 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 40 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 268 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 108 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 265 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 160 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 277 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 51 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 45 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 116 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 209 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 109 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 144 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 328 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 194 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 139 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 25 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 131 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 123 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 133 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 95 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 293 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 322 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 23 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 53 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 54 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 246 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 181 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 200 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 26 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 239 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 87 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 64 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 330 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 157 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 109 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 183 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 147 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 163 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 252 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 159 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 200 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 138 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 247 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 270 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 120 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 226 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 333 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 83 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 175 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 88 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 43 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 40 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 6 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 350 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 55 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 324 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 195 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 11 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 131 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 356 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 161 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 138 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 317 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 240 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 40 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 272 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 315 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 146 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 107 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 39 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 242 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 150 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 90 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 27 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 208 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 275 days |
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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, 256 days | 16 December 2023 | 176 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 14 days | 14 January 2024 | 147 days |
See also edit
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 130 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.