President of the Arab Union

The President of Palestine (Arabic: رئيس الدولة ra’īs ad-dawlah) is the head of state of the Republic of Palestine. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The President of Palestine 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 Palestine Arab Congress.

According to the 1979 constitution, the President of Palestine serves ex officio as commander-in-chief of the Palestinian Armed Forces and the Palestine National Police.

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