| President of the United Arab Emirates | |
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| رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
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| Executive branch of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates | |
| Style | His Highness |
| Type | Head of state |
| Member of | Federal Supreme Council |
| Residence | Qasr Al Watan |
| Seat | Abu Dhabi |
| Appointer | Federal Supreme Council |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugural holder | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| Formation | 2 December 1971; 53 years ago (1971-12-02) |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Website | Official website |
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Thepresident of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic:رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة), or theRaʾīs (Arabic:رَئِيْس), is thehead of state of theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE).[1][2]
The president andvice presidents arede jure elected every five years by theFederal Supreme Council, and theprime minister of the United Arab Emirates isde jure appointed by the president.[3]De facto, the ruler of theEmirate of Abu Dhabi holds the presidency and the ruler of theEmirate of Dubai holds the premiership. The president is also thecommander-in-chief of theUAE Armed Forces.
SheikhZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into onefederal state. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, SheikhKhalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022.[4] Following his brother Khalifa's death, SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal Supreme Council on 14 May 2022.[5]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Term of office | Emirate | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان (1918–2004) | 2 December 1971 | 2 November 2004[6] (Died in office) | 32 years, 336 days |  Abu Dhabi |
| — |  | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم (1943–2006) | 2 November 2004 | 3 November 2004 | 1 day |  Dubai |
| 2 | .jpg) | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان (1948–2022) | 3 November 2004[7] | 13 May 2022[8] (Died in office) | 17 years, 191 days | Abu Dhabi |
| — | _(cropped).jpg) | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم (born 1949) | 13 May 2022[9] | 14 May 2022 | 1 day | Dubai |
| 3 | | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan محمد بن زايد آل نهيان (born 1961) | 14 May 2022[5] | Incumbent | 2 years, 335 days | Abu Dhabi |
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