List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign

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

Rank	Monarch	State	Country	Born	Current age	Acceded	Years reigned
Reigns as of 17 February 2025 T 00:38 (UTC)
1	Hassanal Bolkiah	Brunei		15 July 1946	78 years, 217 days	5 October 1967	57 years, 135 days
2	Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	6 July 1939	85 years, 226 days	25 January 1972	53 years, 23 days
3	Carl XVI Gustaf	Sweden		30 April 1946	78 years, 293 days	15 September 1973	51 years, 155 days
4	Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi	Fujairah	United Arab Emirates	22 February 1949	75 years, 361 days	18 September 1974	50 years, 152 days
5	Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III	Ajman	United Arab Emirates	1 January 1931	94 years, 47 days	6 September 1981	43 years, 164 days
6	Mswati III	Eswatini [I]		19 April 1968	56 years, 304 days	25 April 1986	38 years, 298 days
7	Hans-Adam II	Liechtenstein		14 February 1945	80 years, 3 days	13 November 1989	35 years, 96 days
8	Harald V	Norway		21 February 1937	87 years, 362 days	17 January 1991	34 years, 31 days
9	Letsie III	Lesotho		17 July 1963	61 years, 215 days	7 February 1996 [II]	33 years, 81 days [II]
10	Mizan Zainal Abidin	Terengganu	Malaysia	22 January 1962	63 years, 26 days	15 May 1998	26 years, 278 days
11	Abdullah II	Jordan		30 January 1962	63 years, 18 days	7 February 1999	26 years, 10 days
12	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa	Bahrain		28 January 1950	75 years, 20 days	6 March 1999	25 years, 348 days
13	Mohammed VI	Morocco		21 August 1963	61 years, 180 days	23 July 1999	25 years, 209 days
14	Syed Sirajuddin	Perlis	Malaysia	17 May 1943	81 years, 276 days	17 April 2000	24 years, 306 days
15	Henri	Luxembourg		16 April 1955	69 years, 307 days	7 October 2000	24 years, 133 days
16	Sharafuddin Idris Shah	Selangor	Malaysia	11 December 1945	79 years, 68 days	22 November 2001	23 years, 87 days
17	Norodom Sihamoni	Cambodia		14 May 1953	71 years, 279 days	14 October 2004	20 years, 126 days
18	Albert II	Monaco		14 March 1958	66 years, 340 days	6 April 2005	19 years, 317 days
19	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	15 July 1949	75 years, 217 days	4 January 2006	19 years, 44 days
20	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	Bhutan		21 February 1980	44 years, 362 days	9 December 2006	18 years, 70 days
21	Muhriz	Negeri Sembilan	Malaysia	14 January 1948	77 years, 34 days	29 December 2008	16 years, 50 days
22	Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla	Umm al-Quwain	United Arab Emirates	1 October 1952	72 years, 139 days	2 January 2009	16 years, 46 days
23	Ibrahim Iskandar	Johor	Malaysia [III]	22 November 1958	66 years, 87 days	23 January 2010	15 years, 25 days
24	Muhammad V	Kelantan	Malaysia	6 October 1969	55 years, 134 days	13 September 2010	14 years, 157 days
25	Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi	Ras al-Khaimah	United Arab Emirates	10 February 1956	69 years, 7 days	27 October 2010	14 years, 113 days
26	Tupou VI	Tonga		12 July 1959	65 years, 220 days	18 March 2012	12 years, 336 days
27	Francis	Vatican City		17 December 1936	88 years, 62 days	13 March 2013	11 years, 341 days
28	Willem-Alexander	Netherlands		27 April 1967	57 years, 296 days	30 April 2013	11 years, 293 days
29	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani	Qatar		3 June 1980	44 years, 259 days	25 June 2013	11 years, 237 days
30	Philippe	Belgium		15 April 1960	64 years, 308 days	21 July 2013	11 years, 211 days
31	Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah	Perak	Malaysia	27 November 1956	68 years, 82 days	29 May 2014	10 years, 264 days
32	Felipe VI	Spain		30 January 1968	57 years, 18 days	19 June 2014	10 years, 243 days
33	Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	Saudi Arabia		31 December 1935	89 years, 48 days	23 January 2015	10 years, 25 days
34	Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)	Thailand		28 July 1952	72 years, 204 days	13 October 2016	8 years, 127 days
35	Mahmud Sallehuddin	Kedah	Malaysia	30 April 1942	82 years, 293 days	11 September 2017	7 years, 159 days
36	Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah	Pahang	Malaysia	30 July 1959	65 years, 202 days	15 January 2019	6 years, 33 days
37	Naruhito	Japan		23 February 1960	64 years, 360 days	1 May 2019	5 years, 292 days
38	Haitham bin Tarik Al Said	Oman		11 October 1954	70 years, 129 days	11 January 2020	5 years, 37 days
39	Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	11 March 1961	63 years, 343 days	13 May 2022	2 years, 280 days
40	Charles III	Antigua and Barbuda		14 November 1948	76 years, 95 days	8 September 2022	2 years, 162 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, 143 days	16 December 2023	1 year, 63 days
42	Frederik X	Denmark		26 May 1968	56 years, 267 days	14 January 2024	1 year, 34 days

See also

• List of current monarchs of sovereign states
• List of current heads of state and government
• List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
• List of longest-reigning monarchs
• List of shortest-reigning monarchs
• Lists of state leaders by age

Notes

1. The country was formerly named the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
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. Ibrahim Iskandar is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 1 year, 17 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.