| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
| Native Name: | |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of East Timor.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of East Timor |
| Incumbent: | José Ramos-Horta |
| Incumbentsince: | 20 May 2022 |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Status: | Head of state |
| Residence: | Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace |
| Seat: | Dili |
| Appointer: | Direct election |
| Termlength: | Five years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively[1] |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of East Timor |
| Precursor: | Governor of East Timor |
| Formation: | |
| First: | |
| Abolished: | (Indonesian invasion of East Timor) |
| Deputy: | President of the National Parliament |
| Salary: | US$30,000 annually[2] |
The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the President of the republic are limited however, the President is also the ex officio head of the Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.
See also: Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975).
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Francisco Xavier do Amaral | — | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | Fretilin | ||
| 2 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | 7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978† | Fretilin | |||
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 3 | Xanana Gusmão | 2002 | 20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | years | Independent | ||
| 4 | José Ramos-Horta | 2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | years | Independent | ||
| – | Vicente Guterres | — | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | CNRT | |||
| – | Fernando de Araújo | 13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | PD | ||||
| 5 | Taur Matan Ruak | 2012 | 20 May 2012 | 20 May 2017 | years | Independent | ||
| 6 | Francisco Guterres | 2017 | 20 May 2017 | 20 May 2022 | years | Fretilin | ||
| 7 | José Ramos-Horta | 2022 | 20 May 2022 | Incumbent | CNRT | |||
See main article: 2022 East Timorese presidential election.