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This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs and lifelong leaders sorted by length of service.

Note that this is not a list of the longest-serving heads of state; for example, Emir Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi is not the head of a sovereign country. This list also excludes rulers whose status as a true monarch is unknown. For example, Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, has been the enthroned ruler of the exiled Tibetan government since November 17, 1950, which would have placed him above Elizabeth II. However, his position as a monarch remains controversial. Also, this list does not include monarchs of deposed monarchies such as Otto von Habsburg who, as the oldest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria, has claimed the Austro-Hungarian throne from April 1922 to the present (a 'reign' of over 87 years).

The list

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically, chronologically or numerically using the icon.

No.	Name	Nation(s)	Born	Started	Years reigned
1.	King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX)	Thailand	1927-12-05	1946-06-09	&0000000000000063.00000063 years, &0000000000000257.000000257 days
2.	Emir Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi	Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates)	1918-04-09	1948-07-17	&0000000000000061.00000061 years, &0000000000000219.000000219 days
3.	Queen Elizabeth II	The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahama Islands, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Belize, Antigua & Saint Kitts & Nevis the symmetrical initial accession to and continuous reign on the thrones of 16 Commonwealth realms	1926-04-21	1952-02-06	&0000000000000058.00000058 years, &0000000000000015.00000015 days
4.	Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah	Kedah (Malaysia)	1927-11-28	1958-07-14	&0000000000000051.00000051 years, &0000000000000222.000000222 days
5.	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah	Brunei	1946-07-15	1967-10-05	&0000000000000042.00000042 years, &0000000000000139.000000139 days
6.	King Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu	KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)	1948-07-14	1968-09-17	&0000000000000041.00000041 years, &0000000000000157.000000157 days
7.	Sultan Qaboos Bin Said	Oman	1940-11-18	1970-07-23	&0000000000000039.00000039 years, &0000000000000213.000000213 days
8.	Queen Margrethe II	Denmark	1940-04-16	1972-01-14	&0000000000000038.00000038 years, &0000000000000038.00000038 days
9.	Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III	Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)	1939-07-02	1972	&0000000000000037.00000037 years, &0000000000000051.00000051 days
10.	King Carl XVI Gustaf	Sweden	1946-04-30	1973-09-15	&0000000000000036.00000036 years, &0000000000000159.000000159 days
11.	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah	Pahang (Malaysia)	1930-10-24	1974-05-07	&0000000000000035.00000035 years, &0000000000000290.000000290 days
12.	Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi	Fujairah (United Arab Emirates)	1948-08-25	1974-09-18	&0000000000000035.00000035 years, &0000000000000156.000000156 days
13.	King Juan Carlos I	Spain	1938-01-05	1975-11-22	&0000000000000034.00000034 years, &0000000000000091.00000091 days
14.	Sultan Tuanku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Yahya Petra	Kelantan (Malaysia)	1949-11-11	1979-03-29	&0000000000000030.00000030 years, &0000000000000329.000000329 days
15.	Queen Beatrix	Netherlands	1938-01-31	1980-04-30	&0000000000000029.00000029 years, &0000000000000297.000000297 days
16.	Emir Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	Ajman (United Arab Emirates)	1931	1981-09-06	&0000000000000028.00000028 years, &0000000000000168.000000168 days
17.	Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah	Perak (Malaysia)	1928-04-19	1984-02-03	&0000000000000026.00000026 years, &0000000000000018.00000018 days
18.	King Mswati III	Swaziland	1968-04-19	1986-04-25	&0000000000000023.00000023 years, &0000000000000302.000000302 days
19.	Emperor Akihito	Japan	1933-12-23	1989-01-07	&0000000000000021.00000021 years, &0000000000000045.00000045 days
20.	Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X	Yogyakarta (Indonesia)	1946-04-02	1989-03-07	&0000000000000020.00000020 years, &0000000000000351.000000351 days
21.	Prince Hans-Adam II	Liechtenstein	1945-02-14	1989-11-13	&0000000000000020.00000020 years, &0000000000000100.000000100 days
22.	King Letsie III	Lesotho	1963-07-17	1990-11-12	&0000000000000019.00000019 years, &0000000000000101.000000101 days
23.	King Harald V	Norway	1937-02-21	1991-01-17	&0000000000000019.00000019 years, &0000000000000035.00000035 days
24.	Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II	Buganda (Uganda)	1955-04-13	1993-07-24	&0000000000000016.00000016 years, &0000000000000212.000000212 days
25.	King Albert II	Belgium	1934-06-06	1993-08-09	&0000000000000016.00000016 years, &0000000000000196.000000196 days
26.	Omugabe Ntare VI	Ankole (Uganda)	1940-01-10	1993-11-20	&0000000000000016.00000016 years, &0000000000000093.00000093 days
27.	Emir Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani	Qatar	1950	1995-06-27	&0000000000000014.00000014 years, &0000000000000239.000000239 days
28.	Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV	Toro (Uganda)	1992-04-16	1995-09-13	&0000000000000014.00000014 years, &0000000000000161.000000161 days
29.	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	Terengganu (Malaysia)	1962-01-22	1998-05-15	&0000000000000011.00000011 years, &0000000000000282.000000282 days
30.	King Abdullah II	Jordan	1962-01-30	1999-02-07	&0000000000000011.00000011 years, &0000000000000014.00000014 days
31.	King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah	Bahrain	1950-01-28	1999-03-06	&0000000000000010.00000010 years, &0000000000000352.000000352 days
32.	Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II	Ashanti Kingdom	1950-05-06	1999-04-26	&0000000000000010.00000010 years, &0000000000000301.000000301 days
33.	Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Pakualam IX	Pakualaman (Indonesia)	1938-05-07	1999-05-26	&0000000000000010.00000010 years, &0000000000000271.000000271 days
34.	King Mohammed VI	Morocco	1963-08-21	1999-07-23	&0000000000000010.00000010 years, &0000000000000213.000000213 days
35.	Raja Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin	Perlis (Malaysia)	1943-05-16	2000-04-17	&0000000000000009.0000009 years, &0000000000000310.000000310 days
36.	Grand Duke Henri	Luxembourg	1955-04-16	2000-10-07	&0000000000000009.0000009 years, &0000000000000137.000000137 days
37.	Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah	Selangor (Malaysia)	1945-10-24	2001-11-21	&0000000000000008.0000008 years, &0000000000000092.00000092 days
38.	Tu`i Visesio Moeliku	Sigave (Wallis and Futuna)	1922	2004-03-10	&0000000000000005.0000005 years, &0000000000000348.000000348 days
39.	King Norodom Sihamoni	Cambodia	1953-05-14	2004-10-14	&0000000000000005.0000005 years, &0000000000000130.000000130 days
40.	Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)	1945-01-25	2004-11-03	&0000000000000005.0000005 years, &0000000000000110.000000110 days
41.	Prince Albert II	Monaco	1958-03-14	2005-04-06	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000321.000000321 days
42.	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	1927-04-16	2005-04-19	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000308.000000308 days
43.	King Abdullah	Saudi Arabia	1924-08-01	2005-08-01	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000204.000000204 days
44.	Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	1949-07-22	2006-01-04	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000048.00000048 days
45.	Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Kuwait	1929-06-06	2006-01-29	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000023.00000023 days
46.	Tuheitia Paki	Māori King (New Zealand)	1955-04-21	2006-08-21	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000184.000000184 days
47.	King George Tupou V	Tonga	1948-05-04	2006-09-11	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000163.000000163 days
48.	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (also ranked as number 29 above)	Malaysia	1962-01-22	2006-12-13	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000070.00000070 days
49.	King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	Bhutan	1980-02-21	2006-12-15	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000068.00000068 days
50.	Lavelua Kapiliele Faupala	Wallis Island (Uvea) (Wallis and Futuna)	1940	2008-06-25	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000241.000000241 days
51.	Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tunku Muhriz	Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia)	1948-01-14	2008-12-29	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000054.00000054 days
52.	Emir Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla	Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates)	1952-10-01	2009-01-02	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000050.00000050 days
53.	Sultan Ibrahim Ismail	Johor (Malaysia)	1958-11-22	2010-01-22	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000030.00000030 days

Notes

The Co-Princes of Andorra are omitted because they are not lifelong rulers.

See also

• List of longest reigning monarchs of all time
• List of shortest reigning monarchs of all time
• List of state leaders by date

Categories: World records | Lists of monarchs | Lists of people by time in office | Reigning monarchs

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