President of the State of Palestine

President of the State of Palestine
رئيس دولة فلسطين
Coat of arms of Palestine
Presidential standard[1]
Incumbent Mahmoud Abbas since 15 January 2005
Term length	4 years Renewable
Formation	2 April 1989
First holder	Yasser Arafat
Salary	120,000 USD annually[2]

Politics of Palestine
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics
Member state of the Arab League
Government State of Palestine government (Ramallah) President: Mahmoud Abbasa Prime Minister: Mohammad Shtayyeh Hamas government (Gaza)
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The president of the State of Palestine (Arabic: رئيس دولة فلسطين, romanized: Raʼīs Dawlat Filasṭīn) is the head of state of Palestine. Yasser Arafat became the first titular president of the State of Palestine in 1989, one year after the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. The title was originally titular, in parallel with the de facto title president of the Palestinian National Authority. Both functions were held by Arafat from 1994 and continued until his death in November 2004, and were continued by his successor Mahmoud Abbas. In January 2005, the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) asked Abbas to perform the duties of the president of the State of Palestine.^[3] In November 2008, the PCC approved the continuation of Abbas's function as president of the State of Palestine.^[4] Since 2013, the title president of the State of Palestine became the sole title of the Palestinian president.