List of longest reigning current monarchs
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List of currently enthroned monarchs and lifelong leaders sorted by length of service:
Current
Time served is in years as of 2006-06-29, rounded down.| No. | Name | Nation(s) | Born | Succeeded | Years served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej | Thailand | 1927-12-05 | 1946-06-09 | 60 |
| 2. | HH Emir Sakr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 1920 | February 1948 | 58 |
| 3. | HH Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso | Government of Tibet in Exile | 1935-07-06 | 1950-11-17 | 55 |
| 4. | HM Queen Elizabeth II | The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand - the initial symetrical accession to the thrones of 4 (of currently 16) Commonwealth Realms | 1926-04-21 | 1952-02-06 | 54 |
| 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 | 47 |
| 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 | Samoa | 1913-01-04 | 1962-01-01 | 44 |
| 9. | HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV | Tonga | 1918-07-04 | 1965-12-15 | 40 |
| 10. | HM Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 1922-07-19 | 1967-04-19 | 39 |
| 11. | HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 1946-07-15 | 1967-10-05 | 38 |
| 12. | HM King Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu | KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) | 1948-07-14 | 1968-09-17 | 37 |
| 13. | HM Sultan Qaboos Bin Said | Oman | 1940-11-18 | 1970-07-23 | 35 |
| 14. | HM Queen Margrethe II | Denmark | 1940-04-16 | 1972-01-14 | 34 |
| 15. | HH Emir Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 1939-07-06 | 1972 | 34 |
| 16. | HM King Jigme Singye Wangchuck | Bhutan | 1955-11-11 | 1972-06-24 | 34 |
| 17. | HM King Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 1946-04-30 | 1973-09-15 | 32 |
| 18. | HM Sultan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah | Pahang (Malaysia) | 1930-10-24 | 1974-05-07 | 32 |
| 19. | HH Emir Hamad bin Muhammad Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 1949 | 1974-09-18 | 31 |
| 20. | HM King Juan Carlos I | Spain | 1938-01-05 | 1975-11-22 | 30 |
| 21. | HM Sultan Tuanku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Yahya Petra | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 1949-11-11 | 1979-03-29 | 27 |
| 22. | HM Queen Beatrix | Netherlands | 1938-01-31 | 1980-04-30 | 26 |
| 23. | HH Emir Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1930 | 1981-02-21 | 25 |
| 24. | HM Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj | Johor (Malaysia) | 1932-04-08 | 1981-05-10 | 25 |
| 25. | HH Emir Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1931 | 1981-09-06 | 24 |
| 26. | HM Sultan Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 1928-04-19 | 1984-02-03 | 22 |
| 27. | HM King Mswati III | Swaziland | 1968-04-19 | 1986-04-25 | 20 |
| 28. | HM Emperor Akihito | Japan | 1933-12-23 | 1989-01-07 | 16 |
| 29. | HSH Prince Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 1945-02-14 | 1989-11-13 | 16 |
| 30. | HM King Letsie III | Lesotho | 1963-07-17 | 1990-11-12 | 15 |
| 31. | HM King Harald V | Norway | 1937-02-21 | 1991-01-17 | 15 |
| 32. | HRH Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II | Buganda (Uganda) | 1955-04-13 | 1993-07-24 | 12 |
| 33. | HM King Albert II | Belgium | 1934-06-06 | 1993-08-09 | 12 |
| 34. | HRH Omugabe Ntare VI | Ankole (Uganda) | 1940-01-10 | 1993-11-20 | 12 |
| 35. | HRH Okumaka Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I | Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda) | 1949 | 1994-06-11 | 11 |
| 36. | HH Emir Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani | Qatar | 1950 | 1995-06-27 | 10 |
| 37. | HRH Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV | Toro (Uganda) | 1992-04-16 | 1995-09-13 | 10 |
| 38. | HM Sultan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 1962-01-22 | 1998-05-15 | 8 |
| 39. | HM King Abdullah II | Jordan | 1962-01-30 | 1999-02-07 | 7 |
| 40. | HM King Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa | Bahrain | 1950-01-28 | 1999-03-06 | 7 |
| 41. | 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 | 6 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 44. | HM King Gyanendra | Nepal | 1947-07-07 | 2001-06-04 | 4 |
| 45. | HM Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 1945-10-24 | 2001-11-21 | 4 |
| 46. | HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin | Malaysia | 1943-05-16 | 2001-12-13 | 4 |
| 47. | HM King Soane Patita Maituku | Tu'a (Alo) (Wallis and Futuna) | 1947 | 2002-11-21 | 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 | 1 |
| 50. | HH Emir Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 1948 | 2004-11-03 | 1 |
| 51. | HSH Prince Albert II | Monaco | 1958-03-14 | 2005-04-06 | ) |
| 52. | HH Pope Benedict XVI | Vatican | 1927-04-16 | 2005-04-19 | 1 |
| 53. | HM King Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 1924 | 2005-08-01 | 0 |
| 54. | HH Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 1949 | 2006-01-04 | 0 |
| 55. | HH Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 1929 | 2006-01-29 | 0 |
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