List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign facts for kids
This is a list of currently 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 currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Sultan of Brunei since 5 October 1967. He became the longest-reigning monarch upon the death of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 8 September 2022.
List
Rank | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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Reigns as of 28 June 2024 T 15:31 (UTC) | ||||||
1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 349 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 267 days |
2 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 358 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 155 days |
3 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 59 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 287 days |
4 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 127 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 284 days |
5 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 179 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 296 days |
6 | Mswati III | Eswatini | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 70 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 64 days |
7 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 135 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 228 days |
8 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 128 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 163 days |
9 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 347 days | 7 February 1996 | 32 years, 213 days |
10 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 158 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 44 days |
11 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 150 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 142 days |
12 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 152 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 114 days |
13 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 312 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 341 days |
14 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 42 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 72 days |
15 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 73 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 265 days |
16 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 200 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 219 days |
17 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 45 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 258 days |
18 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 106 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 83 days |
19 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 349 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 176 days |
20 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 128 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 202 days |
21 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 166 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 182 days |
22 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 271 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 178 days |
23 | Ibrahim Iskandar | Johor (Malaysia) | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 219 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 157 days |
24 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 266 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 289 days |
25 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 139 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 245 days |
26 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 352 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 102 days |
27 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 194 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 107 days |
28 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 62 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 59 days |
29 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 25 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 3 days |
30 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 74 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 343 days |
31 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 214 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 30 days |
32 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 150 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 9 days |
33 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 180 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 157 days |
34 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 336 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 259 days |
35 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 59 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 291 days |
36 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 334 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 165 days |
37 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 126 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 58 days |
38 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 261 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 169 days |
39 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 109 days | 13 May 2022 | 2 years, 46 days |
40 | Charles III | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 November 1948 | 75 years, 227 days | 8 September 2022 | 1 year, 294 days |
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41 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 275 days | 16 December 2023 | 195 days |
42 | Frederik X | Denmark | 26 May 1968 | 56 years, 33 days | 14 January 2024 | 166 days |
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current heads of state and government