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President of the State of Israel | |
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Hebrew: נשיא מדינת ישראל Arabic: رئيس دولة إسرائيل | |
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since 7 July 2021 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Beit HaNassi |
Appointer | Knesset |
Term length | Seven years, non-renewable |
Inaugural holder | Chaim Weizmann |
Formation | 16 February 1949 |
Deputy | Speaker of the Knesset |
Salary | US$173,255 annually[1] |
Website | Israel presidential website |
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The president of the State of Israel (Hebrew: נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Nesi Medinat Yisra'el, or Hebrew: נְשִׂיא הַמְדִינָה, romanized: Nesi HaMedina Arabic: رئيس دولة إسرائيل, romanized: Ra'īs Daūlat Al-Isrāʾīl, lit. 'President of the State') is the head of state of Israel. The president is mostly, though not entirely, ceremonial; actual executive power vested in the cabinet led by the prime minister. The incumbent president is Isaac Herzog, who took office on 7 July 2021. Presidents are elected by the Knesset for a single seven-year term.