Current reigning monarchs by length of reign

This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs and lifelong leaders sorted by length of service. It includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Hamengkubuwono X, but does not include former monarchs and pretenders, such as Michael of Romania, de facto monarchs such as François Hollande 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.

List

Rank Name Nation(s) Born Age Ascended Years reigned
1. Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) Thailand 5 December 1927 88 years, 154 days 9 June 1946 69 years, 333 days
2. Elizabeth II United Kingdom,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand		 21 April 1926 90 years, 16 days 6 February 1952 64 years, 91 days
3. Abdul Halim Kedah (Malaysia)[1] 28 November 1927 88 years, 161 days 15 July 1958 57 years, 297 days
4. Elizabeth II Jamaica – – 6 August 1962 53 years, 275 days
5. Barbados – – 30 November 1966 49 years, 159 days
6. Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 69 years, 297 days 4 October 1967 48 years, 216 days
7. Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman 18 November 1940 75 years, 171 days 23 July 1970 45 years, 289 days
8. Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 76 years, 21 days 14 January 1972 44 years, 114 days
9. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 76 years, 306 days 25 January 1972 44 years, 103 days
10. Elizabeth II The Bahamas – – 10 July 1973 42 years, 302 days
11. Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 70 years, 7 days 15 September 1973 42 years, 235 days
12. Elizabeth II Grenada – – 7 February 1974 42 years, 90 days
13. Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 24 October 1930 85 years, 196 days 8 May 1974 41 years, 365 days
14. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 25 September 1948 67 years, 225 days 18 September 1974 41 years, 232 days
15. Elizabeth II Papua New Guinea – – 16 September 1975 40 years, 234 days
16. Soloman Islands – – 7 July 1978 37 years, 305 days
17. Tuvalu – – 1 October 1978 37 years, 219 days
18. Saint Lucia – – 22 February 1979 37 years, 75 days
19. Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines		 – – 27 October 1979 36 years, 193 days
20. Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 85 years, 127 days 6 September 1981 34 years, 244 days
21. Elizabeth II Belize – – 21 September 1981 34 years, 229 days
22. Antigua and Barbuda – – 1 November 1981 34 years, 188 days
23. Saint Kitts and Nevis – – 19 September 1983 32 years, 231 days
24. Mswati III Swaziland 19 April 1968 48 years, 18 days 25 April 1986 30 years, 12 days
25. Akihito Japan 23 December 1933 82 years, 136 days 7 January 1989 27 years, 121 days
26. Hamengkubuwono X Yogyakarta (Indonesia) 2 April 1946 70 years, 35 days 7 March 1989 27 years, 61 days
27. Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 71 years, 83 days 13 November 1989 26 years, 176 days
28. Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 79 years, 76 days 17 January 1991 25 years, 111 days
29. Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 52 years, 295 days 7 February 1996 20 years, 90 days + 4 years, 74 days[2]
30. Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 54 years, 106 days 15 May 1998 17 years, 358 days
31. Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 54 years, 98 days 7 February 1999 17 years, 90 days
32. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 66 years, 100 days 6 March 1999 17 years, 62 days
33. Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 52 years, 260 days 23 July 1999 16 years, 289 days
34. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 72 years, 356 days 17 April 2000 16 years, 20 days
35. Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 61 years, 21 days 7 October 2000 15 years, 213 days
36. Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 70 years, 148 days 22 November 2001 14 years, 167 days
37. Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 62 years, 359 days 14 October 2004 11 years, 206 days
38. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 25 January 1948 68 years, 103 days 3 November 2004 11 years, 186 days
39. Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 58 years, 54 days 6 April 2005 11 years, 31 days
40. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 66 years, 297 days 4 January 2006 10 years, 124 days
41. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 16 June 1929 86 years, 326 days 29 January 2006 10 years, 99 days
42. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 36 years, 76 days 9 December 2006 9 years, 150 days
43. Tunku Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 68 years, 114 days 29 December 2008 7 years, 130 days
44. Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 63 years, 219 days 2 January 2009 7 years, 126 days
45. Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 57 years, 167 days 23 January 2010 6 years, 105 days
46. Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia) 6 October 1969 46 years, 214 days 13 September 2010 5 years, 237 days
47. Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 60 years, 87 days 27 October 2010 5 years, 193 days
48. Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 56 years, 300 days 18 March 2012 4 years, 50 days
49. Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 79 years, 142 days 13 March 2013 3 years, 55 days
50. Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 49 years, 10 days 30 April 2013 3 years, 7 days
51. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 35 years, 339 days 25 June 2013 2 years, 317 days
52. Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 56 years, 22 days 21 July 2013 2 years, 291 days
53. Nazrin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 59 years, 162 days 29 May 2014 1 year, 344 days
54. Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 48 years, 98 days 19 June 2014 1 year, 323 days
55. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 80 years, 128 days 23 January 2015 1 year, 105 days
56. Paku Alam X Pakualaman, Yogyakarta (Indonesia) 15 December 1962 53 years, 144 days 7 January 2016 121 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Abdul Halim is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 4 years, 146 days (13 December 2011).
  2. ↑ Letsie III also reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995.
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