| Post: | President |
| Body: | the State of Eritrea |
| Native Name: | Tigrinya: ፕረዚደንት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ (Tigrinya) |
| Insignia: | Flag of the President of Eritrea.svgborder |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Presidential standard |
| Incumbent: | Isaias Afwerki |
| Incumbentsince: | 24 May 1993 |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Eritrean Government |
| Residence: | President's Office, Asmara |
| Termlength: | Five years; renewable once† |
| Appointer: | National Assembly† |
| Deputy: | Chairman of the National Assembly |
| Salary: | 90,000 Eritrean nakfa/6,000 USD annually[1] |
| Formation: | 24 May 1993 |
| Inaugural: | Isaias Afwerki |
| Footnotes: | †: As the Constitution 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. |
Since the establishment of the office of president in 1993, the head of state of Eritrea has been Isaias Afwerki. The president is also the head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-chief of the Eritrean Defence Forces.
As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in the Constitution 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.
Political parties
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| • Provisional Government of Eritrea (1991–1993) • | ||||||||
| 1 | Isaias Afwerki | — | 27 April 1991 | 24 May 1993 | EPLF | |||
| • State of Eritrea (1993–present) • | ||||||||
| 1 | Isaias Afwerki | — | 24 May 1993 | Incumbent | PFDJ | |||