List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign facts for kids
This is a list of currently enthroned 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.
Elizabeth II is currently the 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 11 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952; she is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.
List
# | Monarch | State | Born | Current age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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1 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | 21 April 1926 | 97 years, 363 days | 6 February 1952 | 72 years, 72 days |
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2 | Jamaica | 6 August 1962 | 61 years, 256 days | |||
3 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 278 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 196 days |
4 | Margrethe II | Denmark | 16 April 1940 | 84 years, 2 days | 14 January 1972 | 52 years, 95 days |
5 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 287 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 84 days |
6 | Elizabeth II | Bahamas | 21 April 1926 | 97 years, 363 days | 10 July 1973 | 50 years, 283 days |
7 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 77 years, 354 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 216 days |
8 | Elizabeth II | Grenada | 21 April 1926 | 97 years, 363 days | 7 February 1974 | 50 years, 71 days |
9 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 22 February 1949 | 75 years, 56 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 213 days |
10 | Elizabeth II | Papua New Guinea | 21 April 1926 | 97 years, 363 days | 16 September 1975 | 48 years, 215 days |
11 | Solomon Islands | 7 July 1978 | 45 years, 286 days | |||
12 | Tuvalu | 1 October 1978 | 45 years, 200 days | |||
13 | Saint Lucia | 22 February 1979 | 45 years, 56 days | |||
14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 October 1979 | 44 years, 174 days | |||
15 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1 January 1931 | 93 years, 108 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 225 days |
16 | Elizabeth II | Belize | 21 April 1926 | 97 years, 363 days | 21 September 1981 | 42 years, 210 days |
17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 November 1981 | 42 years, 169 days | |||
18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 September 1983 | 40 years, 212 days | |||
19 | Mswati III | Eswatini | 19 April 1968 | 55 years, 365 days | 25 April 1986 | 37 years, 359 days |
20 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 64 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 157 days |
21 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 57 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 92 days |
22 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 276 days | 7 February 1996 | 32 years, 142 days |
23 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 87 days | 15 May 1998 | 25 years, 339 days |
24 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 79 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 71 days |
25 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 81 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 43 days |
26 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 241 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 270 days |
27 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 80 years, 337 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 1 day |
28 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 2 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 194 days |
29 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 129 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 148 days |
30 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 70 years, 340 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 187 days |
31 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 35 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 12 days |
32 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 278 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 105 days |
33 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 57 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 131 days |
34 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 95 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 111 days |
35 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 200 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 107 days |
36 | Ibrahim Ismail | Johor (Malaysia) | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 148 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 86 days |
37 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 195 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 218 days |
38 | Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 68 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 174 days |
39 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 281 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 31 days |
40 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 123 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 36 days |
41 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 56 years, 357 days | 30 April 2013 | 10 years, 354 days |
42 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 43 years, 320 days | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 298 days |
43 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 3 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 272 days |
44 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 143 days | 29 May 2014 | 9 years, 325 days |
45 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 79 days | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 304 days |
46 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 109 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 86 days |
47 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 265 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 188 days |
48 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 81 years, 354 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 220 days |
49 | Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 263 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 94 days |
50 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 55 days | 1 May 2019 | 4 years, 353 days |
51 | Haitham bin Tarik Al Said | Oman | 11 October 1954 | 69 years, 190 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 98 days |
52 | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 25 June 1937 | 86 years, 298 days | 29 September 2020 | 3 years, 202 days |
53 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 11 March 1961 | 63 years, 38 days | 13 May 2022 | 1 year, 341 days |