List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign

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This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs sorted by length of service. It includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Nazrin Shah of Perak, 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, constituent monarchs such as the traditional African rulers, or monarchs whose position is unofficial, such as Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.

Elizabeth II is the current longest-reigning monarch, having been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also the monarch of 12 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952 and is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.

List

Rank Name State(s) Born Age Acceded Years reigned
1. Elizabeth II United Kingdom 21 April 1926 98 years, 20 days 6 February 1952 72 years, 95 days
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
2. Jamaica 6 August 1962 61 years, 279 days
3. Barbados 30 November 1966 57 years, 163 days
4. Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 77 years, 301 days 5 October 1967 56 years, 219 days
5. Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman 18 November 1940 83 years, 175 days 23 July 1970 53 years, 293 days
6. Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 84 years, 25 days 14 January 1972 52 years, 118 days
7. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 84 years, 310 days 25 January 1972 52 years, 107 days
8. Elizabeth II The Bahamas 21 April 1926 98 years, 20 days 10 July 1973 50 years, 306 days
9. Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 78 years, 11 days 15 September 1973 50 years, 239 days
10. Elizabeth II Grenada 21 April 1926 98 years, 20 days 7 February 1974 50 years, 94 days
11. Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 24 October 1930 93 years, 200 days 8 May 1974 50 years, 3 days
12. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 25 September 1948 75 years, 229 days 18 September 1974 49 years, 236 days
13. Elizabeth II Papua New Guinea 21 April 1926 98 years, 20 days 16 September 1975 48 years, 238 days
14. Solomon Islands 7 July 1978 45 years, 309 days
15. Tuvalu 1 October 1978 45 years, 223 days
16. Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 45 years, 79 days
17. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979 44 years, 197 days
18. Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 93 years, 131 days 6 September 1981 42 years, 248 days
19. Elizabeth II Belize 21 April 1926 98 years, 20 days 21 September 1981 42 years, 233 days
20. Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 42 years, 192 days
21. Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 40 years, 235 days
22. Mswati III Swaziland 19 April 1968 56 years, 22 days 25 April 1986 38 years, 16 days
23. Akihito Japan 23 December 1933 90 years, 140 days 7 January 1989 35 years, 125 days
24. Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 79 years, 87 days 13 November 1989 34 years, 180 days
25. Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 87 years, 80 days 17 January 1991 33 years, 115 days
26. Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 60 years, 299 days 7 February 1996
(previously reigned 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995) 		32 years, 165 days[1]
27. Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 62 years, 110 days 15 May 1998 25 years, 362 days
28. Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 62 years, 102 days 7 February 1999 25 years, 94 days
29. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 74 years, 104 days 6 March 1999 25 years, 66 days
30. Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 60 years, 264 days 23 July 1999 24 years, 293 days
31. Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 80 years, 360 days 17 April 2000 24 years, 24 days
32. Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 69 years, 25 days 7 October 2000 23 years, 217 days
33. Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 78 years, 152 days 22 November 2001 22 years, 171 days
34. Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 70 years, 363 days 14 October 2004 19 years, 210 days
35. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 7 September 1948 75 years, 247 days 2 November 2004 19 years, 191 days
36. Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 66 years, 58 days 6 April 2005 19 years, 35 days
37. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 74 years, 301 days 4 January 2006 18 years, 128 days
38. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 16 June 1929 94 years, 330 days 29 January 2006 18 years, 103 days
39. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 44 years, 80 days 9 December 2006 17 years, 154 days
40. Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 76 years, 118 days 29 December 2008 15 years, 134 days
41. Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 71 years, 223 days 2 January 2009 15 years, 130 days
42. Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 65 years, 171 days 23 January 2010 14 years, 109 days
43. Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia)[2] 6 October 1969 54 years, 218 days 13 September 2010 13 years, 241 days
44. Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 68 years, 91 days 27 October 2010 13 years, 197 days
45. Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 64 years, 304 days 18 March 2012 12 years, 54 days
46. Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 87 years, 146 days 13 March 2013 11 years, 59 days
47. Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 57 years, 14 days 30 April 2013 11 years, 11 days
48. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 43 years, 343 days 25 June 2013 10 years, 321 days
49. Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 64 years, 26 days 21 July 2013 10 years, 295 days
50. Nazrin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 67 years, 166 days 29 May 2014 9 years, 348 days
51. Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 56 years, 102 days 19 June 2014 9 years, 327 days
52. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 88 years, 132 days 23 January 2015 9 years, 109 days
53. Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 71 years, 288 days 13 October 2016 7 years, 211 days
54. Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah (Malaysia) 30 April 1942 82 years, 11 days 11 September 2017 6 years, 243 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Letsie III first reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995, was deposed, and then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
  2. ^ Muhammad V is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 7 years, 150 days (13 December 2016).
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