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List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign

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Hassanal Bolkiah, the longest-reigning existing monarch

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

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Rank Monarch State Born Current age Acceded Years reigned
Reigns as of 4 December 2024 T 02:37 (UTC)
1 Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 78 years, 142 days 5 October 1967 57 years, 60 days
2 Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (part of United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 85 years, 151 days 25 January 1972 52 years, 314 days
3 Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 78 years, 218 days 15 September 1973 51 years, 80 days
4 Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (part of United Arab Emirates) 22 February 1949 75 years, 286 days 18 September 1974 50 years, 77 days
5 Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Ajman (part of United Arab Emirates) 1 January 1931 93 years, 338 days 6 September 1981 43 years, 89 days
6 Mswati III Eswatini[a] 19 April 1968 56 years, 229 days 25 April 1986 38 years, 223 days
7 Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 79 years, 294 days 13 November 1989 35 years, 21 days
8 Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 87 years, 287 days 17 January 1991 33 years, 322 days
9 Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 61 years, 140 days 7 February 1996[b] 33 years, 6 days[b]
10 Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (part of Malaysia) 22 January 1962 62 years, 317 days 15 May 1998 26 years, 203 days
11 Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 62 years, 309 days 7 February 1999 25 years, 301 days
12 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 74 years, 311 days 6 March 1999 25 years, 273 days
13 Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 61 years, 105 days 23 July 1999 25 years, 134 days
14 Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (part of Malaysia) 17 May 1943 81 years, 201 days 17 April 2000 24 years, 231 days
15 Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 69 years, 232 days 7 October 2000 24 years, 58 days
16 Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (part of Malaysia) 11 December 1945 78 years, 359 days 22 November 2001 23 years, 12 days
17 Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 71 years, 204 days 14 October 2004 20 years, 51 days
18 Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 66 years, 265 days 6 April 2005 19 years, 242 days
19 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (part of United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 75 years, 142 days 4 January 2006 18 years, 335 days
20 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 44 years, 287 days 9 December 2006 17 years, 361 days
21 Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (part of Malaysia) 14 January 1948 76 years, 325 days 29 December 2008 15 years, 341 days
22 Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Umm al-Quwain (part of United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 72 years, 64 days 2 January 2009 15 years, 337 days
23 Ibrahim Iskandar Johor (part of Malaysia)[c] 22 November 1958 66 years, 12 days 23 January 2010 14 years, 316 days
24 Muhammad V Kelantan (part of Malaysia) 6 October 1969 55 years, 59 days 13 September 2010 14 years, 82 days
25 Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (part of United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 68 years, 298 days 27 October 2010 14 years, 38 days
26 Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 65 years, 145 days 18 March 2012 12 years, 261 days
27 Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 87 years, 353 days 13 March 2013 11 years, 266 days
28 Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 57 years, 221 days 30 April 2013 11 years, 218 days
29 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 44 years, 184 days 25 June 2013 11 years, 162 days
30 Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 64 years, 233 days 21 July 2013 11 years, 136 days
31 Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Perak (part of Malaysia) 27 November 1956 68 years, 7 days 29 May 2014 10 years, 189 days
32 Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 56 years, 309 days 19 June 2014 10 years, 168 days
33 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 88 years, 339 days 23 January 2015 9 years, 316 days
34 Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 72 years, 129 days 13 October 2016 8 years, 52 days
35 Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah (part of Malaysia) 30 April 1942 82 years, 218 days 11 September 2017 7 years, 84 days
36 Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (part of Malaysia) 30 July 1959 65 years, 127 days 15 January 2019 5 years, 324 days
37 Naruhito Japan 23 February 1960 64 years, 285 days 1 May 2019 5 years, 217 days
38 Haitham bin Tarik Al Said Oman 11 October 1954 70 years, 54 days 11 January 2020 4 years, 328 days
39 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (part of United Arab Emirates) 11 March 1961 63 years, 268 days 13 May 2022 2 years, 205 days
40 Charles III Antigua and Barbuda 14 November 1948 76 years, 20 days 8 September 2022 2 years, 87 days
Australia
The Bahamas
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
41 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 27 September 1940 84 years, 68 days 16 December 2023 354 days
42 Frederik X Denmark 26 May 1968 56 years, 192 days 14 January 2024 325 days

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The country was formerly named the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ibrahim Iskandar is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 308 days (since 31 January 2024).

References

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  1. ^ "Sultan of Brunei becomes world's longest-serving monarch after Elizabeth II's passing". Arab News. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. ^ "Queen Elizabeth II has died". BBC News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
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