President of the United Arab Emirates

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{{short description|Head of state of the United Arab Emirates}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = the United Arab Emirates

| native_name = {{lang|ar|رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}

| insignia = Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg

| insigniasize = 70px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of the United Arab Emirates

| flag = Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates.svg

| flagsize = 150px

| flagcaption = Presidential standard

| flagborder = yes

| image = Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan - 2024 (cropped).jpg

| incumbent = Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

| incumbentsince = 14 May 2022

| department = 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

| termlength = Five years, renewable

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of the United Arab Emirates

| inaugural = Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1971|12|02}}

| deputy = Vice President

| website = {{oweb|https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/the-president-and-his-deputy}}

}}

{{Politics of the United Arab Emirates}}

The president of the United Arab Emirates ({{langx|ar| رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}), or the Raʾīs ({{langx|ar|رَئِيْس}}), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).{{Cite web|title=The UAE Leaders|url=https://www.mideast-capital.com/the-uae-leaders|access-date=31 August 2021|website=mideast-capital-6|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=The Political System of the UAE|url=https://www.hziegler.com/articles/political-system-of-the-uae.html|access-date=31 August 2021|website=www.hziegler.com}}

The president and vice presidents are de jure elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council, and the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is de jure appointed by the president.{{cite web |title=United Arab Emirates 1971 (rev. 2009) Constitution - Constitute |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_Arab_Emirates_2009?lang=en |website=www.constituteproject.org |language=en}} De facto, the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi holds the presidency and the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai holds the premiership. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the UAE Armed Forces.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one federal 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, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022.{{cite web |url=http://www.arabruleoflaw.org/countryprofiles/uae.html |title=UAE|publisher=Arabruleoflaw.org|access-date=12 February 2016}} Following his brother Khalifa's death, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal Supreme Council on 14 May 2022.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. Staff |title=Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected President of the UAE |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed-elected-president-of-the-uae |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}