List of longest reigning current monarchs

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List of currently enthroned monarchs and lifelong leaders sorted by length of service:

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Time served is in years as of 2007-01-22, rounded down. Note that this is not a list of the longest-serving heads of state; for example, although Malietoa Tanumafili II has been chief since 1939, he has only been head of state since Samoa's independence in 1962, and Emir Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi is not head of a sovereign country. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, has been the enthroned ruler of the exiled Tibetan government for 56 years. His status as a true monarch remains controversial.


No. Name Nation(s) Born Succeeded Years served
1. Malietoa Tanumafili II part of Samoa as the Malietoa 1913-01-04 1939 67
2. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej Thailand 1927-12-05 1946-06-09 60
3. HH Emir Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 1920 1948-07-17 58
4. HM Queen Elizabeth II The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand - the initial symmetrical accession to the thrones of 4 (of currently 16) Commonwealth Realms 1926-04-21 1952-02-06 55
5. HRH Isebantu Kyabazinga Henry Wako Muloki Busoga (Uganda) 1921 1955 51
6. HM Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Kedah (Malaysia) 1927-11-28 1958-07-14 48
7. HM King Tomasi Kulimoetoke II `Uvea (Wallis and Futuna) 1918-07-26 1959-03-12 47
8. HH Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II as head of Samoa 1913-01-04 1962-01-01 45
9. HM Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 1922-07-19 1967-04-19 39
10. HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 1946-07-15 1967-10-05 38
11. HM King Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) 1948-07-14 1968-09-17 38
12. HM Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Oman 1940-11-18 1970-07-23 36
13. HM Queen Margrethe II Denmark 1940-04-16 1972-01-14 35
14. HH Emir Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 1939-07-06 1972 34
15. HM King Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 1946-04-30 1973-09-15 33
16. HM Sultan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia) 1930-10-24 1974-05-07 32
17. HH Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 1949 1974-09-18 32
18. HM King Juan Carlos I Spain 1938-01-05 1975-11-22 31
19. HM Sultan Tuanku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Yahya Petra Kelantan (Malaysia) 1949-11-11 1979-03-29 27
20. HM Queen Beatrix Netherlands 1938-01-31 1980-04-30 26
21. HH Emir Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1930 1981-02-21 25
22. HM Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj Johor (Malaysia) 1932-04-08 1981-05-10 25
23. HH Emir Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1931 1981-09-06 25
24. HM Sultan Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 1928-04-19 1984-02-03 22
25. HM King Mswati III Swaziland 1968-04-19 1986-04-25 20
26. HIM Emperor Akihito Japan 1933-12-23 1989-01-07 18
27. HSH Prince Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 1945-02-14 1989-11-13 17
28. HM King Letsie III Lesotho 1963-07-17 1990-11-12 16
29. HM King Harald V Norway 1937-02-21 1991-01-17 16
30. HM King Albert II Belgium 1934-06-06 1993-08-09 13
31. HRH Omugabe Ntare VI Ankole (Uganda) 1940-01-10 1993-11-20 13
32. HRH Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II Buganda (Uganda) 1955-04-13 1993-07-24 12
33. HRH Okumaka Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda) 1949 1994-06-11 12
34. HE Co-Prince Jacques Chirac Andorra 1932-11-29 1995-05-17 11
35. HH Emir Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani Qatar 1950 1995-06-27 11
36. HRH Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV Toro (Uganda) 1992-04-16 1995-09-13 11
37. HM Sultan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 1962-01-22 1998-05-15 8
38. HM King Abdullah II Jordan 1962-01-30 1999-02-07 7
39. HM King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah Bahrain 1950-01-28 1999-03-06 7
40. HM Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Ashanti Kingdom 1950-05-06 1999-04-26 7
41. HM King Mohammed VI Morocco 1963-08-21 1999-07-23 7
42. HM Raja Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 1943-05-16 2000-04-17 6
43. HRH Grand Duke Henri Luxembourg 1955-04-16 2000-10-07 6
44. HM King Gyanendra Nepal 1947-07-07 2001-06-04 5
45. HM Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 1945-10-24 2001-11-21 5
46. HM King Soane Patita Maituku Tu'a (Alo) (Wallis and Futuna) 1947 2002-11-21 4
47. HE Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília Andorra 1949-07-24 2003-05-12 3
48. HM King Visesio Moeliku Sigave (Wallis and Futuna) unknown 2004-03-10 2
49. HM King Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 1953-05-14 2004-10-14 2
50. HH Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 1948 2004-11-03 2
51. HSH Prince Albert II Monaco 1958-03-14 2005-04-06 1
52. HH Pope Benedict XVI Vatican 1927-04-16 2005-04-19 1
53. HM King Abdullah Saudi Arabia 1924 2005-08-01 1
54. Tunku Syed Razman bin Tunku Syed 'Idrus Al-Qadri Tunku Besar of Tampin 1962 2005-12-26 1
55. HH Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 1949 2006-01-04 1
56. HH Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 1929 2006-01-29 1
57. HM Tuheitia Paki Maori King 1955-04-21 2006-08-21 0
58. HM George Tupou V Tonga 1948-05-04 2006-09-11 0
59. Mizan Zainal Abidin Malaysia Yang-di Pertuan Agong 1962-01-22 2006-12-13 0
60. HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck Bhutan 1980-02-21 2006-12-15 0

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