List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign

This is a list of 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 the longest-reigning existing 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 | Country | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 11 July 2025 T 15:05 (UTC) | |||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 361 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 279 days | |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 6 July 1939 | 86 years, 5 days | 25 January 1972 | 53 years, 167 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 79 years, 72 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 299 days | |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah | United Arab Emirates | 22 February 1949 | 76 years, 139 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 296 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman | 1 January 1931 | 94 years, 191 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 308 days | |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 57 years, 83 days | 25 April 1986 | 39 years, 77 days | |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 80 years, 147 days | 13 November 1989 | 35 years, 240 days | |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 88 years, 140 days | 17 January 1991 | 34 years, 175 days | |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 359 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 33 years, 225 days[b] | |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu | Malaysia | 22 January 1962 | 63 years, 170 days | 15 May 1998 | 27 years, 57 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 63 years, 162 days | 7 February 1999 | 26 years, 154 days | |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 75 years, 164 days | 6 March 1999 | 26 years, 127 days | |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 324 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 353 days | |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis | Malaysia | 17 May 1943 | 82 years, 55 days | 17 April 2000 | 25 years, 85 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 70 years, 86 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 277 days | |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor | Malaysia | 11 December 1945 | 79 years, 212 days | 22 November 2001 | 23 years, 231 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 72 years, 58 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 270 days | |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 67 years, 119 days | 6 April 2005 | 20 years, 96 days | |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 361 days | 4 January 2006 | 19 years, 188 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 45 years, 140 days | 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 214 days | |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan | Malaysia | 14 January 1948 | 77 years, 178 days | 29 December 2008 | 16 years, 194 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain | United Arab Emirates | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 283 days | 2 January 2009 | 16 years, 190 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor | Malaysia[c] | 22 November 1958 | 66 years, 231 days | 23 January 2010 | 15 years, 169 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan | Malaysia | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 278 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 301 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | 10 February 1956 | 69 years, 151 days | 27 October 2010 | 14 years, 257 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 364 days | 18 March 2012 | 13 years, 115 days | |
27 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 58 years, 75 days | 30 April 2013 | 12 years, 72 days | |
28 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 45 years, 38 days | 25 June 2013 | 12 years, 16 days | |
29 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 65 years, 87 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 355 days | |
30 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak | Malaysia | 27 November 1956 | 68 years, 226 days | 29 May 2014 | 11 years, 43 days |
31 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 57 years, 162 days | 19 June 2014 | 11 years, 22 days | |
32 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 89 years, 192 days | 23 January 2015 | 10 years, 169 days | |
33 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 348 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 271 days | |
34 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah | Malaysia | 30 April 1942 | 83 years, 72 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 303 days |
35 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 346 days | 15 January 2019 | 6 years, 177 days | |
36 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 65 years, 138 days | 1 May 2019 | 6 years, 71 days | |
37 | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 273 days | 11 January 2020 | 5 years, 181 days | |
38 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 11 March 1961 | 64 years, 122 days | 13 May 2022 | 3 years, 59 days |
39 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 76 years, 239 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 306 days | |
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Saint Lucia | |||||||
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40 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 84 years, 287 days | 16 December 2023 | 1 year, 207 days | |
41 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 57 years, 46 days | 14 January 2024 | 1 year, 178 days | |
42 | Leo XIV | Vatican City | 14 September 1955 | 69 years, 300 days | 8 May 2025 | 64 days |
See also
[edit]- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- Lists of state leaders by age
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 1 year, 161 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.