President of Singapore

President of the Republic of Singapore   Presiden Republik Singapura  (Malay) 新加坡共和国总统 (Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் தலைவர் (Tamil)
Presidential Flag
Incumbent Tharman Shanmugaratnam since 14 September 2023
Style	Mister President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Residence	Istana
Appointer	Elected by Parliament (1965–1991) Direct election (since 1991)
Term length	6 years; renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Singapore, Article 17
Inaugural holder	Yusof Ishak
Formation	9 August 1965
Salary	S$1,680,000 annually
Website	istana.gov.sg

The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state. Singapore has a parliamentary system of government. Executive authority is exercised by the Cabinet who was led by the Prime Minister of Singapore. The current president is Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was elected with the 70% of the vote at the 2023 presidential election.

The president's official residence and office is the Istana. However, no presidents since Yusof bin Ishak (1965–1970) have lived there.^[1] The current president, Halimah Yacob, had wanted to stay in the HDB flat at Yishun, but if she fails to comply with the security requirements, she will have to move out. She is also the first female President of Singapore and first Malay head of state in 47 years since the death of Mr Yusof bin Ishak who was Singapore's first president.

1. ↑ "Security stepped up at President-elect Halimah's Yishun housing block". Today. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.