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 Michael of Romania, ex officio 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 State(s) Born Age Ascended Years reigned
1. Elizabeth II United Kingdom,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand		 21 April 1926 90 years, 230 days 6 February 1952 64 years, 305 days
2. Abdul Halim Kedah (Malaysia)[1] 28 November 1927 89 years, 9 days 15 July 1958 58 years, 145 days
3. Elizabeth II Jamaica – – 6 August 1962 54 years, 123 days
4. Barbados – – 30 November 1966 50 years, 7 days
5. Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 70 years, 145 days 4 October 1967 49 years, 64 days
6. Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman 18 November 1940 76 years, 19 days 23 July 1970 46 years, 137 days
7. Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 76 years, 235 days 14 January 1972 44 years, 328 days
8. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 77 years, 154 days 25 January 1972 44 years, 317 days
9. Elizabeth II The Bahamas – – 10 July 1973 43 years, 150 days
10. Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 70 years, 221 days 15 September 1973 43 years, 83 days
11. Elizabeth II Grenada – – 7 February 1974 42 years, 304 days
12. Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 24 October 1930 86 years, 44 days 8 May 1974 42 years, 213 days
13. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 25 September 1948 68 years, 73 days 18 September 1974 42 years, 80 days
14. Elizabeth II Papua New Guinea – – 16 September 1975 41 years, 82 days
15. Solomon Islands – – 7 July 1978 38 years, 153 days
16. Tuvalu – – 1 October 1978 38 years, 67 days
17. Saint Lucia – – 22 February 1979 37 years, 289 days
18. Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines		 – – 27 October 1979 37 years, 41 days
19. Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 85 years, 341 days 6 September 1981 35 years, 92 days
20. Elizabeth II Belize – – 21 September 1981 35 years, 77 days
21. Antigua and Barbuda – – 1 November 1981 35 years, 36 days
22. Saint Kitts and Nevis – – 19 September 1983 33 years, 79 days
23. Mswati III Swaziland 19 April 1968 48 years, 232 days 25 April 1986 30 years, 226 days
24. Akihito Japan 23 December 1933 82 years, 350 days 7 January 1989 27 years, 335 days
25. Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 71 years, 297 days 13 November 1989 27 years, 24 days
26. Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 79 years, 290 days 17 January 1991 25 years, 325 days
27. Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 53 years, 143 days 7 February 1996 20 years, 304 days + 4 years, 74 days[2]
28. Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 54 years, 320 days 15 May 1998 18 years, 206 days
29. Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 54 years, 312 days 7 February 1999 17 years, 304 days
30. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 66 years, 314 days 6 March 1999 17 years, 276 days
31. Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 53 years, 108 days 23 July 1999 17 years, 137 days
32. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 73 years, 204 days 17 April 2000 16 years, 234 days
33. Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 61 years, 235 days 7 October 2000 16 years, 61 days
34. Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 70 years, 362 days 22 November 2001 15 years, 15 days
35. Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 63 years, 207 days 14 October 2004 12 years, 54 days
36. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 25 January 1948 68 years, 317 days 3 November 2004 12 years, 34 days
37. Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 58 years, 268 days 6 April 2005 11 years, 245 days
38. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 67 years, 145 days 4 January 2006 10 years, 338 days
39. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 16 June 1929 87 years, 174 days 29 January 2006 10 years, 313 days
40. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 36 years, 290 days 9 December 2006 9 years, 364 days
41. Tunku Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 68 years, 328 days 29 December 2008 7 years, 344 days
42. Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 64 years, 67 days 2 January 2009 7 years, 340 days
43. Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 58 years, 15 days 23 January 2010 6 years, 319 days
44. Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia) 6 October 1969 47 years, 62 days 13 September 2010 6 years, 85 days
45. Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 60 years, 301 days 27 October 2010 6 years, 41 days
46. Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 57 years, 148 days 18 March 2012 4 years, 264 days
47. Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 79 years, 356 days 13 March 2013 3 years, 269 days
48. Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 49 years, 224 days 30 April 2013 3 years, 221 days
49. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 36 years, 187 days 25 June 2013 3 years, 165 days
50. Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 56 years, 236 days 21 July 2013 3 years, 139 days
51. Nazrin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 60 years, 10 days 29 May 2014 2 years, 192 days
52. Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 48 years, 312 days 19 June 2014 2 years, 171 days
53. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 80 years, 342 days 23 January 2015 1 year, 319 days
54. Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 64 years, 132 days 13 October 2016 55 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Abdul Halim is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 4 years, 360 days (13 December 2011).
  2. ↑ Letsie III also reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995.
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