List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs sorted by length of service. It includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Nazrin Shah of Perak, 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, constituent monarchs such as the traditional African rulers, or monarchs whose position is unofficial, such as Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.
Elizabeth II is the current longest-reigning monarch, having been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also the monarch of 12 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952 and is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.
List
Rank | Name | State(s) | Born | Age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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1. | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | 21 April 1926 | 92 years, 174 days | 6 February 1952 | 66 years, 248 days |
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2. | Jamaica | 6 August 1962 | 56 years, 67 days | |||
3. | Barbados | 30 November 1966 | 51 years, 316 days | |||
4. | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 72 years, 89 days | 5 October 1967 | 51 years, 7 days |
5. | Qaboos bin Said al Said | Oman | 18 November 1940 | 77 years, 328 days | 23 July 1970 | 48 years, 81 days |
6. | Margrethe II | Denmark | 16 April 1940 | 78 years, 179 days | 14 January 1972 | 46 years, 271 days |
7. | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 79 years, 98 days | 25 January 1972 | 46 years, 260 days |
8. | Elizabeth II | The Bahamas | 21 April 1926 | 92 years, 174 days | 10 July 1973 | 45 years, 94 days |
9. | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 72 years, 165 days | 15 September 1973 | 45 years, 27 days |
10. | Elizabeth II | Grenada | 21 April 1926 | 92 years, 174 days | 7 February 1974 | 44 years, 247 days |
11. | Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 24 October 1930 | 87 years, 353 days | 8 May 1974 | 44 years, 157 days |
12. | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 25 September 1948 | 70 years, 17 days | 18 September 1974 | 44 years, 24 days |
13. | Elizabeth II | Papua New Guinea | 21 April 1926 | 92 years, 174 days | 16 September 1975 | 43 years, 26 days |
14. | Solomon Islands | 7 July 1978 | 40 years, 97 days | |||
15. | Tuvalu | 1 October 1978 | 40 years, 11 days | |||
16. | Saint Lucia | 22 February 1979 | 39 years, 232 days | |||
17. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 October 1979 | 38 years, 350 days | |||
18. | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1931 | 87 years, 284 days | 6 September 1981 | 37 years, 36 days |
19. | Elizabeth II | Belize | 21 April 1926 | 92 years, 174 days | 21 September 1981 | 37 years, 21 days |
20. | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 November 1981 | 36 years, 345 days | |||
21. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 September 1983 | 35 years, 23 days | |||
22. | Mswati III | Swaziland | 19 April 1968 | 50 years, 176 days | 25 April 1986 | 32 years, 170 days |
23. | Akihito | Japan | 23 December 1933 | 84 years, 293 days | 7 January 1989 | 29 years, 278 days |
24. | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 73 years, 240 days | 13 November 1989 | 28 years, 333 days |
25. | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 81 years, 233 days | 17 January 1991 | 27 years, 268 days |
26. | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 55 years, 87 days | 7 February 1996 (previously reigned 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995) |
26 years, 318 days[1] |
27. | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 56 years, 263 days | 15 May 1998 | 20 years, 150 days |
28. | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 56 years, 255 days | 7 February 1999 | 19 years, 247 days |
29. | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 68 years, 257 days | 6 March 1999 | 19 years, 220 days |
30. | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 55 years, 52 days | 23 July 1999 | 19 years, 81 days |
31. | Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 75 years, 148 days | 17 April 2000 | 18 years, 178 days |
32. | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 63 years, 179 days | 7 October 2000 | 18 years, 5 days |
33. | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 72 years, 305 days | 22 November 2001 | 16 years, 324 days |
34. | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 65 years, 151 days | 14 October 2004 | 13 years, 363 days |
35. | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 7 September 1948 | 70 years, 35 days | 2 November 2004 | 13 years, 344 days |
36. | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 60 years, 212 days | 6 April 2005 | 13 years, 189 days |
37. | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 69 years, 89 days | 4 January 2006 | 12 years, 281 days |
38. | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 16 June 1929 | 89 years, 118 days | 29 January 2006 | 12 years, 256 days |
39. | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 38 years, 233 days | 9 December 2006 | 11 years, 307 days |
40. | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 70 years, 271 days | 29 December 2008 | 9 years, 287 days |
41. | Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 66 years, 11 days | 2 January 2009 | 9 years, 283 days |
42. | Ibrahim Ismail | Johor (Malaysia) | 22 November 1958 | 59 years, 324 days | 23 January 2010 | 8 years, 262 days |
43. | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia)[2] | 6 October 1969 | 49 years, 6 days | 13 September 2010 | 8 years, 29 days |
44. | Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 62 years, 244 days | 27 October 2010 | 7 years, 350 days |
45. | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 59 years, 92 days | 18 March 2012 | 6 years, 208 days |
46. | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 81 years, 299 days | 13 March 2013 | 5 years, 213 days |
47. | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 51 years, 168 days | 30 April 2013 | 5 years, 165 days |
48. | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 38 years, 131 days | 25 June 2013 | 5 years, 109 days |
49. | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 58 years, 180 days | 21 July 2013 | 5 years, 83 days |
50. | Nazrin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 61 years, 319 days | 29 May 2014 | 4 years, 136 days |
51. | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 50 years, 255 days | 19 June 2014 | 4 years, 115 days |
52. | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 82 years, 285 days | 23 January 2015 | 3 years, 262 days |
53. | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 66 years, 76 days | 13 October 2016 | 1 year, 364 days |
54. | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 76 years, 165 days | 11 September 2017 | 1 year, 31 days |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Letsie III first reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995, was deposed, and then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
- ↑ Muhammad V is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 1 year, 303 days (13 December 2016).