President of the Arab Union

The President of the Arab Union (Arabic: رئيس الدولة ra’īs ad-dawlah) is the head of state of the Arab Union. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The President is elected in a direct election to a six-year term; there is no limit to the number of terms a president may serve consecutively. The President is responsible for appointing the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, which are answerable to the President but ultimately responsible to the Arab Congress.

According to the 1999 constitution, the President serves ex officio as commander-in-chief of the Arab Union Armed Forces, the Arab National Guard and the Arab National Police.

Roman Kindi became President of the Arab Union in November 2004 following the death of Yasser Arafat.