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 1 May 2024 T 19:22 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 291 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 209 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 300 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 97 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 1 day | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 229 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 69 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 226 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 121 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 238 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 12 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 6 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 77 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 170 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 70 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 105 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 289 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 155 days[b] |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 100 days | 15 May 1998 | 25 years, 352 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 92 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 84 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 94 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 56 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 254 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 283 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 350 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 14 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 15 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 207 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 142 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 161 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 70 years, 353 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 200 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 48 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 25 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 291 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 118 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 70 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 144 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 108 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 124 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 213 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 120 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia)[c] | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 161 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 99 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 208 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 231 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 81 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 187 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 294 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 44 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 136 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 49 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 4 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 1 day |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 333 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 311 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 16 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 285 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 156 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 338 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 92 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 317 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 122 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 99 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 278 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 201 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 1 day | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 233 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 276 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 107 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 68 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 0 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 203 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 111 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 51 days | 13 May 2022 | 1 year, 354 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 169 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 236 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, 217 days | 16 December 2023 | 137 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 55 years, 341 days | 14 January 2024 | 108 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 91 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.