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.
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 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
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[edit]
Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 2 February 2023 T 04:44 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 76 years, 202 days | 5 October 1967 | 55 years, 120 days |
2 | Margrethe II | Denmark | 16 April 1940 | 82 years, 292 days | 14 January 1972 | 51 years, 19 days |
3 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 83 years, 211 days | 25 January 1972 | 51 years, 8 days |
4 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 76 years, 278 days | 15 September 1973 | 49 years, 140 days |
5 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 73 years, 345 days | 18 September 1974 | 48 years, 137 days |
6 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 92 years, 32 days | 6 September 1981 | 41 years, 149 days |
7 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 54 years, 289 days | 25 April 1986 | 36 years, 283 days |
8 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 77 years, 353 days | 13 November 1989 | 33 years, 81 days |
9 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 85 years, 346 days | 17 January 1991 | 32 years, 16 days |
10 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 59 years, 200 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 31 years, 66 days[b] |
11 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 61 years, 11 days | 15 May 1998 | 24 years, 263 days |
12 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 61 years, 3 days | 7 February 1999 | 23 years, 360 days |
13 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 73 years, 5 days | 6 March 1999 | 23 years, 333 days |
14 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 59 years, 165 days | 23 July 1999 | 23 years, 194 days |
15 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 79 years, 261 days | 17 April 2000 | 22 years, 291 days |
16 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 67 years, 292 days | 7 October 2000 | 22 years, 118 days |
17 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 77 years, 53 days | 22 November 2001 | 21 years, 72 days |
18 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 69 years, 264 days | 14 October 2004 | 18 years, 111 days |
19 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 64 years, 325 days | 6 April 2005 | 17 years, 302 days |
20 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 73 years, 202 days | 4 January 2006 | 17 years, 29 days |
21 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 42 years, 346 days | 9 December 2006 | 16 years, 55 days |
22 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 75 years, 19 days | 29 December 2008 | 14 years, 35 days |
23 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 70 years, 124 days | 2 January 2009 | 14 years, 31 days |
24 | Ibrahim Ismail | Johor (Malaysia) | 22 November 1958 | 64 years, 72 days | 23 January 2010 | 13 years, 10 days |
25 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 53 years, 119 days | 13 September 2010 | 12 years, 142 days |
26 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 66 years, 357 days | 27 October 2010 | 12 years, 98 days |
27 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 63 years, 205 days | 18 March 2012 | 10 years, 321 days |
28 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 86 years, 47 days | 13 March 2013 | 9 years, 326 days |
29 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 55 years, 281 days | 30 April 2013 | 9 years, 278 days |
30 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 42 years, 244 days | 25 June 2013 | 9 years, 222 days |
31 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 62 years, 293 days | 21 July 2013 | 9 years, 196 days |
32 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 66 years, 67 days | 29 May 2014 | 8 years, 249 days |
33 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 55 years, 3 days | 19 June 2014 | 8 years, 228 days |
34 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 87 years, 33 days | 23 January 2015 | 8 years, 10 days |
35 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 70 years, 189 days | 13 October 2016 | 6 years, 112 days |
36 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 80 years, 278 days | 11 September 2017 | 5 years, 144 days |
37 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia)[c] | 30 July 1959 | 63 years, 187 days | 15 January 2019 | 4 years, 18 days |
38 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 62 years, 344 days | 1 May 2019 | 3 years, 277 days |
39 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 68 years, 114 days | 11 January 2020 | 3 years, 22 days |
40 | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 25 June 1937 | 85 years, 222 days | 29 September 2020 | 2 years, 126 days |
41 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 61 years, 328 days | 13 May 2022 | 265 days |
42 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 74 years, 80 days | 8 September 2022 | 147 days |
Australia | ||||||
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Belize | ||||||
Canada | ||||||
Grenada | ||||||
Jamaica | ||||||
New Zealand | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||
Tuvalu | ||||||
United Kingdom |
See also[edit]
- Records of heads of state
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of oldest living state leaders
Notes[edit]
- ^ The country was called the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b Letsie III first reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995, was deposed, then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
- ^ Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 4 years, 2 days (since 31 January 2019).
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.