| Post: | Head |
| Body: | the Republic of Kalmykia |
| Flag: | Flag of the President of the Republic of Kalmykia.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Standard for the Head the Republic |
| Incumbent: | Batu Khasikov |
| Incumbentsince: | 20 March 2019 |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Republic of Kalmykia |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable |
| Formation: | 23 April 1993 |
| First: | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
The Head of Kalmykia is an elected official who serves as the head of state of Kalmykia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, three people have served as Heads of the Republic.
| Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Basanov | 1990 | 1992 | |
| 1992 | 23 April 1993 |
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| President (1993–2005) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov | 23 April 1993 | 24 October 2005 | Independent | ||||||
| United Russia | ||||||||||
| Head of the Republic (2005–present) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov | 24 October 2005 | 24 October 2010 | United Russia | ||||||
| 2 | Aleksey Orlov | 24 October 2010 | 20 March 2019 | United Russia | ||||||
| 3 | Batu Khasikov | 20 March 2019 | Incumbent | United Russia | ||||||
The latest election for the office was held on 14 September 2014
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Vyshkvarok | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 4,064 | 3.14 |
| Khongor Marilov | Greens | 3,917 | 3.02 |
| Nikolay Nurov | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 10,702 | 8.26 |
| Aleksey Orlov | United Russia | 107,368 | 82.89 |