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 9 May 2025 T 05:25 (UTC) | |||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 78 years, 298 days | 5 October 1967 | 57 years, 216 days | |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 6 July 1939 | 85 years, 307 days | 25 January 1972 | 53 years, 104 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 79 years, 9 days | 15 September 1973 | 51 years, 236 days | |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah | United Arab Emirates | 22 February 1949 | 76 years, 76 days | 18 September 1974 | 50 years, 233 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman | 1 January 1931 | 94 years, 128 days | 6 September 1981 | 43 years, 245 days | |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 57 years, 20 days | 25 April 1986 | 39 years, 14 days | |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 80 years, 84 days | 13 November 1989 | 35 years, 177 days | |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 88 years, 77 days | 17 January 1991 | 34 years, 112 days | |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 61 years, 296 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 33 years, 162 days[b] | |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu | Malaysia | 22 January 1962 | 63 years, 107 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 359 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 63 years, 99 days | 7 February 1999 | 26 years, 91 days | |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 75 years, 101 days | 6 March 1999 | 26 years, 64 days | |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 61 years, 261 days | 23 July 1999 | 25 years, 290 days | |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis | Malaysia | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 357 days | 17 April 2000 | 25 years, 22 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 70 years, 23 days | 7 October 2000 | 24 years, 214 days | |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor | Malaysia | 11 December 1945 | 79 years, 149 days | 22 November 2001 | 23 years, 168 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 360 days | 14 October 2004 | 20 years, 207 days | |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 67 years, 56 days | 6 April 2005 | 20 years, 33 days | |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15 July 1949 | 75 years, 298 days | 4 January 2006 | 19 years, 125 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 45 years, 77 days | 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 151 days | |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan | Malaysia | 14 January 1948 | 77 years, 115 days | 29 December 2008 | 16 years, 131 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain | United Arab Emirates | 1 October 1952 | 72 years, 220 days | 2 January 2009 | 16 years, 127 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor | Malaysia[c] | 22 November 1958 | 66 years, 168 days | 23 January 2010 | 15 years, 106 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan | Malaysia | 6 October 1969 | 55 years, 215 days | 13 September 2010 | 14 years, 238 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | 10 February 1956 | 69 years, 88 days | 27 October 2010 | 14 years, 194 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 65 years, 301 days | 18 March 2012 | 13 years, 52 days | |
27 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 58 years, 12 days | 30 April 2013 | 12 years, 9 days | |
28 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 340 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 318 days | |
29 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 65 years, 24 days | 21 July 2013 | 11 years, 292 days | |
30 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak | Malaysia | 27 November 1956 | 68 years, 163 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 345 days |
31 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 57 years, 99 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 324 days | |
32 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 89 years, 129 days | 23 January 2015 | 10 years, 106 days | |
33 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 72 years, 285 days | 13 October 2016 | 8 years, 208 days | |
34 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah | Malaysia | 30 April 1942 | 83 years, 9 days | 11 September 2017 | 7 years, 240 days |
35 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang | 30 July 1959 | 65 years, 283 days | 15 January 2019 | 6 years, 114 days | |
36 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 65 years, 75 days | 1 May 2019 | 6 years, 8 days | |
37 | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 70 years, 210 days | 11 January 2020 | 5 years, 118 days | |
38 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 11 March 1961 | 64 years, 59 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 361 days |
39 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 76 years, 176 days | 8 September 2022 | 2 years, 243 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, 224 days | 16 December 2023 | 1 year, 144 days | |
41 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 348 days | 14 January 2024 | 1 year, 115 days | |
42 | Leo XIV | Vatican City | 14 September 1955 | 69 years, 237 days | 8 May 2025 | 1 day |
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, 98 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.