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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, 135 days 6 February 1952 72 years, 210 days
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
2. Jamaica 6 August 1962 62 years, 28 days
3. Barbados 30 November 1966 57 years, 278 days
4. Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 78 years, 50 days 5 October 1967 56 years, 334 days
5. Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman 18 November 1940 83 years, 290 days 23 July 1970 54 years, 42 days
6. Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 84 years, 140 days 14 January 1972 52 years, 233 days
7. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 85 years, 59 days 25 January 1972 52 years, 222 days
8. Elizabeth II The Bahamas 21 April 1926 98 years, 135 days 10 July 1973 51 years, 55 days
9. Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 78 years, 126 days 15 September 1973 50 years, 354 days
10. Elizabeth II Grenada 21 April 1926 98 years, 135 days 7 February 1974 50 years, 209 days
11. Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 24 October 1930 93 years, 315 days 8 May 1974 50 years, 118 days
12. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 25 September 1948 75 years, 344 days 18 September 1974 49 years, 351 days
13. Elizabeth II Papua New Guinea 21 April 1926 98 years, 135 days 16 September 1975 48 years, 353 days
14. Solomon Islands 7 July 1978 46 years, 58 days
15. Tuvalu 1 October 1978 45 years, 338 days
16. Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 45 years, 194 days
17. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979 44 years, 312 days
18. Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 93 years, 246 days 6 September 1981 42 years, 363 days
19. Elizabeth II Belize 21 April 1926 98 years, 135 days 21 September 1981 42 years, 348 days
20. Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 42 years, 307 days
21. Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 40 years, 350 days
22. Mswati III Swaziland 19 April 1968 56 years, 137 days 25 April 1986 38 years, 131 days
23. Akihito Japan 23 December 1933 90 years, 255 days 7 January 1989 35 years, 240 days
24. Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 79 years, 202 days 13 November 1989 34 years, 295 days
25. Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 87 years, 195 days 17 January 1991 33 years, 230 days
26. Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 61 years, 48 days 7 February 1996
(previously reigned 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995) 		32 years, 280 days[1]
27. Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 62 years, 225 days 15 May 1998 26 years, 111 days
28. Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 62 years, 217 days 7 February 1999 25 years, 209 days
29. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 74 years, 219 days 6 March 1999 25 years, 181 days
30. Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 61 years, 13 days 23 July 1999 25 years, 42 days
31. Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 81 years, 109 days 17 April 2000 24 years, 139 days
32. Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 69 years, 140 days 7 October 2000 23 years, 332 days
33. Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 78 years, 267 days 22 November 2001 22 years, 286 days
34. Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 71 years, 112 days 14 October 2004 19 years, 325 days
35. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 7 September 1948 75 years, 362 days 2 November 2004 19 years, 306 days
36. Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 66 years, 173 days 6 April 2005 19 years, 150 days
37. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 75 years, 50 days 4 January 2006 18 years, 243 days
38. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 16 June 1929 95 years, 79 days 29 January 2006 18 years, 218 days
39. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 44 years, 195 days 9 December 2006 17 years, 269 days
40. Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 76 years, 233 days 29 December 2008 15 years, 249 days
41. Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 71 years, 338 days 2 January 2009 15 years, 245 days
42. Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 65 years, 286 days 23 January 2010 14 years, 224 days
43. Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia)[2] 6 October 1969 54 years, 333 days 13 September 2010 13 years, 356 days
44. Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 68 years, 206 days 27 October 2010 13 years, 312 days
45. Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 65 years, 53 days 18 March 2012 12 years, 169 days
46. Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 87 years, 261 days 13 March 2013 11 years, 174 days
47. Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 57 years, 129 days 30 April 2013 11 years, 126 days
48. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 44 years, 92 days 25 June 2013 11 years, 70 days
49. Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 64 years, 141 days 21 July 2013 11 years, 44 days
50. Nazrin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 67 years, 281 days 29 May 2014 10 years, 97 days
51. Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 56 years, 217 days 19 June 2014 10 years, 76 days
52. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 88 years, 247 days 23 January 2015 9 years, 224 days
53. Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 72 years, 37 days 13 October 2016 7 years, 326 days
54. Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah (Malaysia) 30 April 1942 82 years, 126 days 11 September 2017 6 years, 358 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, 265 days (13 December 2016).
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