Current reigning monarchs by length of reign

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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 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 9 June 1946 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
2. Elizabeth II Commonwealth realms[1] 21 April 1926 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 6 February 1952 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
3. Abdul Halim Kedah (Malaysia)[2] 28 November 1927 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 15 July 1958 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
4. Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 4 October 1967 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
5. Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman 18 November 1940 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 23 July 1970 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
6. Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 14 January 1972 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
7. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 25 January 1972 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
8. Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 15 September 1973 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
9. Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 24 October 1930 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 8 May 1974 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
10. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 25 September 1948 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 18 September 1974 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
11. Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 6 September 1981 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
12. Mswati III Swaziland 19 April 1968 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 25 April 1986 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
13. Akihito Japan 23 December 1933 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 January 1989 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
14. Hamengkubuwono X Yogyakarta (Indonesia) 2 April 1946 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 March 1989 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
15. Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 13 November 1989 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
16. Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 17 January 1991 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
17. Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 February 1996 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). + 4 years, 74 days[3]
18. Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 15 May 1998 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
19. Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 February 1999 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
20. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 6 March 1999 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
21. Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 23 July 1999 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
22. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 17 April 2000 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
23. Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 October 2000 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
24. Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 22 November 2001 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
25. Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 14 October 2004 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
26. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 25 January 1948 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 3 November 2004 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
27. Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 6 April 2005 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
28. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 4 January 2006 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
29. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 16 June 1929 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 29 January 2006 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
30. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 9 December 2006 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
31. Tunku Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 29 December 2008 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
32. Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2 January 2009 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
33. Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 23 January 2010 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
34. Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia) 6 October 1969 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 13 September 2010 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
35. Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 27 October 2010 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
36. Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 18 March 2012 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
37. Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 13 March 2013 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
38. Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 30 April 2013 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
39. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 25 June 2013 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
40. Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 21 July 2013 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
41. Nazrin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 29 May 2014 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
42. Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 19 June 2014 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
43. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 23 January 2015 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
44. Paku Alam X Pakualaman, Yogyakarta (Indonesia) 15 December 1962 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 7 January 2016 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).

See also

Notes

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  1. This length of reign applies to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, because all of the other countries that Elizabeth II reigns over had yet to gain independence at the time she acceded to the throne, however she did reign over them as Queen from her ascension to the British Throne though as Queen of the United Kingdom rather than Queen in right of that state to be. The length of her reign in right of each state, in order of length, is as follows (date of ascension in brackets):
    • Jamaica: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (6 August 1962)
    • Barbados: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (30 November 1966)
    • The Bahamas: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (10 July 1973)
    • Grenada: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (7 February 1974)
    • Papua New Guinea: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (16 September 1975)
    • Solomon Islands: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (7 July 1978)
    • Tuvalu: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (1 October 1978)
    • Saint Lucia: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (22 February 1979)
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (27 October 1979)
    • Belize: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (21 September 1981)
    • Antigua and Barbuda: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (1 November 1981)
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis: Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (19 September 1983)
  2. Abdul Halim is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (13 December 2011).
  3. Letsie III also reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995.