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 the president of France and bishop of Urgell, who by virtue of their position are also the co-princes of Andorra; monarchs without physical territories such as the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; constituent monarchs such as 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] Ntfombi, Queen Mother of Eswatini is the only female monarch in the world.[3]

List

Rank Monarch State Country Born Current age Acceded Years reigned
Reigns as of 21 March 2026 T 02:26 (UTC)
1 Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 79 years, 249 days 5 October 1967 58 years, 167 days
2 Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah United Arab Emirates 2 July 1939 86 years, 262 days 25 January 1972 54 years, 55 days
3 Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 79 years, 325 days 15 September 1973 52 years, 187 days
4 Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah United Arab Emirates 22 February 1949 77 years, 27 days 18 September 1974 51 years, 184 days
5 Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Ajman 1 January 1931 95 years, 79 days 6 September 1981 44 years, 196 days
6 Ntfombi Eswatini[a] 27 December 1949 76 years, 84 days 10 August 1983 42 years, 223 days
7 Mswati III 19 April 1968 57 years, 336 days 25 April 1986 39 years, 330 days
8 Hamengkubuwono X Yogyakarta Indonesia 2 April 1946 79 years, 353 days 7 March 1989 37 years, 14 days
9 Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 81 years, 35 days 13 November 1989 36 years, 128 days
10 Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 89 years, 28 days 17 January 1991 35 years, 63 days
11 Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 62 years, 247 days 7 February 1996[b] 34 years, 113 days[b]
12 Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu Malaysia 22 January 1962 64 years, 58 days 15 May 1998 27 years, 310 days
13 Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 64 years, 50 days 7 February 1999 27 years, 42 days
14 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 76 years, 52 days 6 March 1999 27 years, 15 days
15 Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 62 years, 212 days 23 July 1999 26 years, 241 days
16 Syed Sirajuddin Perlis Malaysia 17 May 1943 82 years, 308 days 17 April 2000 25 years, 338 days
17 Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor 24 December 1945 80 years, 87 days 22 November 2001 24 years, 119 days
18 Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 72 years, 311 days 14 October 2004 21 years, 158 days
19 Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 68 years, 7 days 6 April 2005 20 years, 349 days
20 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai United Arab Emirates 15 July 1949 76 years, 249 days 4 January 2006 20 years, 76 days
21 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 46 years, 28 days 9 December 2006 19 years, 102 days
22 Muhriz Negeri Sembilan Malaysia 14 January 1948 78 years, 66 days 29 December 2008 17 years, 82 days
23 Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Umm al-Quwain United Arab Emirates 1 October 1952 73 years, 171 days 2 January 2009 17 years, 78 days
24 Ibrahim Iskandar Johor Malaysia[c] 22 November 1958 67 years, 119 days 23 January 2010 16 years, 57 days
25 Muhammad V Kelantan Malaysia 6 October 1969 56 years, 166 days 13 September 2010 15 years, 189 days
26 Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah United Arab Emirates 10 February 1956 70 years, 39 days 27 October 2010 15 years, 145 days
27 Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 66 years, 252 days 18 March 2012 14 years, 3 days
28 Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 58 years, 328 days 30 April 2013 12 years, 325 days
29 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 45 years, 291 days 25 June 2013 12 years, 269 days
30 Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 65 years, 340 days 21 July 2013 12 years, 243 days
31 Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Perak Malaysia 27 November 1956 69 years, 114 days 29 May 2014 11 years, 296 days
32 Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 58 years, 50 days 19 June 2014 11 years, 275 days
33 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 90 years, 80 days 23 January 2015 11 years, 57 days
34 Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 73 years, 236 days 13 October 2016 9 years, 159 days
35 Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah Malaysia 30 April 1942 83 years, 325 days 11 September 2017 8 years, 191 days
36 Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang 30 July 1959 66 years, 234 days 15 January 2019 7 years, 65 days
37 Naruhito Japan 23 February 1960 66 years, 26 days 1 May 2019 6 years, 324 days
38 Haitham bin Tariq Al Said Oman 11 October 1954 71 years, 161 days 11 January 2020 6 years, 69 days
39 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 11 March 1961 65 years, 10 days 13 May 2022 3 years, 312 days
40 Charles III Antigua and Barbuda 14 November 1948 77 years, 127 days 8 September 2022 3 years, 194 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 85 years, 175 days 16 December 2023 2 years, 95 days
42 Frederik X Denmark 26 May 1968 57 years, 299 days 14 January 2024 2 years, 66 days
43 Leo XIV Vatican City 14 September 1955 70 years, 188 days 8 May 2025 317 days
44 Guillaume V Luxembourg 11 November 1981 44 years, 130 days 3 October 2025 169 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The monarchy of Eswatini is a diarchy jointly headed by the Ngwenyama and the Ndlovukati.
  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 2 years, 49 days (since 31 January 2024).

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.
  3. ^ "The Queen Regent was ousted today in an apparent... - UPI Archives". United Press International. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
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