| President of the State of Eritrea | |
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| ፕረዚደንት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ (Tigrinya) | |
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| Executive branch of the Eritrean Government | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | President's Office,Asmara |
| Appointer | National Assembly† |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once† |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Eritrea (1997) |
| Inaugural holder | Isaias Afwerki |
| Formation | 24 May 1993; 32 years ago (1993-05-24) |
| Deputy | Chairman of the National Assembly(de jure) |
| Salary | Nfk 90,000/US$6,000 annually[1] |
| †: As theConstitution of Eritrea has to date never been implemented, elections have never been held and the incumbent has remained in office without being bound by fixed terms. | |
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Since the establishment of the office of president in 1993, thehead of state ofEritrea has beenIsaias Afwerki. The president is also thehead of government of Eritrea, as well ascommander-in-chief of theEritrean Defence Forces.
As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in theConstitution of Eritrea.[2]
The list also includes the secretary-general of the Provisional Government of Eritrea, who acted as head of state between 1991 and 1993, before the proclamation of independence.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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 •Provisional Government of Eritrea (1991–1993) • | |||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Isaias Afwerki (born 1946) Secretary-General | — | 27 April 1991 | 24 May 1993 | 2 years, 27 days | EPLF |
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| 1 | | Isaias Afwerki (born 1946) President [a] | — | 24 May 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 154 days | PFDJ |
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