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List of heads of state of Eritrea

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Field	Value
post	President
body	the
State of Eritrea
native_name	ፕረዚደንት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ (Tigrinya)
insignia	Flag of the President of Eritrea.svgborder
insigniasize	150px
insigniacaption	Presidential standard
image	Eritrean-president-Isaias-AfwerkiEritrean-Ministry-of-Information.jpg
imagesize	220px
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,
termlength_qualified	renewable once†
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Eritrea (1997)
appointer	National Assembly†
deputy	Chairman of the National Assembly (de jure)
salary	/ annually
formation
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.

State of Eritrea

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.

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.

List of officeholders

;Political parties

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office	Political party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Eritrean People's Liberation Front}}; color:white;"	1	People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}; color:white"	1
[[File:Flag of the EPLF.svg	25px]] • Provisional Government of Eritrea (1991–1993) •
[[File:Isaias Afwerki in 2002 (2).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Isaias Afwerki
(born 1946)
Secretary-General	—	27 April 1991	24 May 1993		EPLF
[[File:Flag of Eritrea.svg	25px]] • State of Eritrea (1993–present) • [[File:Emblem of Eritrea (sinople argent naturel azur).svg	20px]]
[[File:Isaias Afwerki 2024 (cropped).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Isaias Afwerki
(born 1946)
President
—	24 May 1993	Incumbent		PFDJ

Timeline

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Notes

References

Today, Latest Africa News, Headlines & Top Stories. (5 November 2018). "African Leaders With The Lowest Salaries".
"Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa".

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