Hassanal Bolkiah, the current longest-reigning monarch

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 Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.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

Rank Monarch State Born Current age Acceded Years reigned
Reigns as of 16 January 2024 T 19:24 (UTC)
1 Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 77 years, 185 days 5 October 1967 56 years, 103 days
2 Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 84 years, 194 days 25 January 1972 51 years, 356 days
3 Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 77 years, 261 days 15 September 1973 50 years, 123 days
4 Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 22 February 1949 74 years, 328 days 18 September 1974 49 years, 120 days
5 Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1 January 1931 93 years, 15 days 6 September 1981 42 years, 132 days
6 Mswati III Eswatini[lower-alpha 1] 19 April 1968 55 years, 272 days 25 April 1986 37 years, 266 days
7 Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 78 years, 336 days 13 November 1989 34 years, 64 days
8 Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 86 years, 329 days 17 January 1991 32 years, 364 days
9 Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 60 years, 183 days 7 February 1996[lower-alpha 2] 32 years, 49 days[lower-alpha 2]
10 Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 61 years, 359 days 15 May 1998 25 years, 246 days
11 Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 61 years, 351 days 7 February 1999 24 years, 343 days
12 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 73 years, 353 days 6 March 1999 24 years, 316 days
13 Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 60 years, 148 days 23 July 1999 24 years, 177 days
14 Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 80 years, 244 days 17 April 2000 23 years, 274 days
15 Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 68 years, 275 days 7 October 2000 23 years, 101 days
16 Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 78 years, 36 days 22 November 2001 22 years, 55 days
17 Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 70 years, 247 days 14 October 2004 19 years, 94 days
18 Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 65 years, 308 days 6 April 2005 18 years, 285 days
19 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 74 years, 185 days 4 January 2006 18 years, 12 days
20 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 43 years, 329 days 9 December 2006 17 years, 38 days
21 Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 76 years, 2 days 29 December 2008 15 years, 18 days
22 Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 71 years, 107 days 2 January 2009 15 years, 14 days
23 Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 65 years, 55 days 23 January 2010 13 years, 358 days
24 Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia) 6 October 1969 54 years, 102 days 13 September 2010 13 years, 125 days
25 Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 67 years, 340 days 27 October 2010 13 years, 81 days
26 Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 64 years, 188 days 18 March 2012 11 years, 304 days
27 Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 87 years, 30 days 13 March 2013 10 years, 309 days
28 Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 56 years, 264 days 30 April 2013 10 years, 261 days
29 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 43 years, 227 days 25 June 2013 10 years, 205 days
30 Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 63 years, 276 days 21 July 2013 10 years, 179 days
31 Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 67 years, 50 days 29 May 2014 9 years, 232 days
32 Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 55 years, 351 days 19 June 2014 9 years, 211 days
33 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 88 years, 16 days 23 January 2015 8 years, 358 days
34 Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 71 years, 172 days 13 October 2016 7 years, 95 days
35 Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah (Malaysia) 30 April 1942 81 years, 261 days 11 September 2017 6 years, 127 days
36 Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia)[lower-alpha 3] 30 July 1959 64 years, 170 days 15 January 2019 5 years, 1 day
37 Naruhito Japan 23 February 1960 63 years, 327 days 1 May 2019 4 years, 260 days
38 Haitham bin Tarik Al Said Oman 11 October 1954 69 years, 97 days 11 January 2020 4 years, 5 days
39 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 11 March 1961 62 years, 311 days 13 May 2022 1 year, 248 days
40 Charles III Antigua and Barbuda 14 November 1948 75 years, 63 days 8 September 2022 1 year, 130 days
Australia
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 83 years, 111 days 16 December 2023 31 days
42 Frederik X Denmark 26 May 1968 55 years, 235 days 14 January 2024 2 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The country was formerly named the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 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. ↑ Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 4 years, 350 days (since 31 January 2019).

References

  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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