President of the State of Palestine

The president of the State of Palestine is the head of state of Palestine. Since 2013, the title president of the State of Palestine became the only title of the Palestinian president.

President of the State of Palestine رئيس دولة فلسطين
Coat of arms of Palestine
Presidential standard
Incumbent Mahmoud Abbas since 15 January 2005
Term length	4 years Renewable
Formation	2 April 1989
First holder	Yasser Arafat
Salary	120,000 USD annually[1]

List of Presidents (1989–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Election	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Yasser Arafat (1929–2004)	2 April 1989	11 November 2004 †	15 years, 223 days	Fatah	– 1996	[2]
–		Rawhi Fattouh (born 1948) Acting	11 November 2004	15 January 2005	65 days	Fatah	–
–		Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935) Acting	8 May 2005	23 November 2008	3 years, 199 days	Fatah	–	[3]
2		Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935) [a]	23 November 2008	Incumbent	16 years, 245 days	Fatah	2005	[5]

Notes

1. Made President of UN-observer Palestine state on 8 January 2013^[4]