🇱🇸 Lesotho
Constitutional monarchyElectoral democracy
Letsie III of Lesotho
Monarch · 11,163 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Moshoeshoe I
17,601 days
Shortest-serving
Gabasheane Masupha
33 days
Average tenure
4,120 days
Letsie III of Lesotho: 171% above average
Recent monarchs by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Lesotho?
Across 15 completed terms, the average monarch of Lesotho has served 4,120 days (about 11.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 533 days. The last leader to beat the average was Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, who left office in 1990.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All monarchs of Lesotho
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Letsie III of Lesotho | Jan 15, 1996 | Incumbent | 11,186 |
| 15 | Mamohato of Lesotho | Jan 1, 1996 | Feb 1, 1996 | 31 |
| 14 |  Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho | Jan 1, 1995 | Jan 15, 1996 | 379 |
| 13 | Mamohato of Lesotho | Mar 1, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | 245 |
| 12 | Letsie III of Lesotho | Jan 1, 1990 | Jan 1, 1995 | 1,826 |
| 11 | Mamohato of Lesotho | Jun 1, 1970 | Dec 1, 1970 | 183 |
| 10 | Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho | Jan 1, 1970 | Jan 1, 1990 | 7,305 |
| 9 | Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho | Jan 1, 1966 | Jan 1, 1970 | 1,461 |
| 8 | Mantsebo Amelia 'Matsaba | Jan 28, 1941 | Mar 12, 1960 | 6,983 |
| 7 | Gabasheane Masupha | Dec 26, 1940 | Jan 28, 1941 | 33 |
| 6 | Seeiso of Basutoland | Aug 3, 1939 | Dec 26, 1940 | 511 |
| 5 | Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi | Apr 11, 1913 | Jul 1, 1939 | 9,577 |
| 4 | Letsie II Lerotholi | Aug 21, 1905 | Jan 28, 1913 | 2,717 |
| 3 | Lerotholi | Nov 20, 1891 | Aug 19, 1905 | 5,020 |
| 2 | Letsie I Moshoeshoe of Lesotho | Mar 11, 1870 | Nov 20, 1891 | 7,924 |
| 1 |  Moshoeshoe I | Jan 1, 1822 | Mar 11, 1870 | 17,601 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Monarch of Lesotho?
- Letsie III of Lesotho has been Monarch of Lesotho since Feb 7, 1996.
- Who is the longest-serving Monarch of Lesotho?
- Moshoeshoe I, with 17,601 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Lesotho?
- Across 15 completed terms, the average monarch of Lesotho has served 4,120 days (about 11.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 533 days. The last leader to beat the average was Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, who left office in 1990.