| 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 SicÃlia |
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 |
