President of Mava

National President of the Sustainable Republic of Mava
Mava Repalik Aituniajiin Saavajitiit Najaumiaini (Mavean) Presidente nacional de la Republica Sostenible de Mava (Almagrian)
Flag used by the acting presidenta
Incumbent Maak Juaija Acting since January 13, 2025
Style	Honourable President
Status	Head of state Head of government
Member of	Cabinet National Congress
Residence	Palasi Saavajitiit
Appointer	National Congress
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Mava
First holder	Tairivin Paajitu
Deputy	Secretary in the President's Officeb
Salary	115,625 MVP ($5,718) per month
a There is a presidential standard for use of those elected to that position. Maak Juaija is acting president and so uses a different flag. See Flag of Mava. b Often combined with the position of Senior Secretary of the Council

The president of Mava, officially titled National President of the Sustainable Republic of Mava (Mavean: Mava Repalik Aituniajiin Saavajitiit Najaumiaini; Almagrian: Presidente nacional de la República Sostenible de Mava), is the head of state and head of government of the Sustainable Republic of Mava. The president is elected by the National Congress from among its members to serve for the duration of that congress. The president is chief executive and head of the cabinet, responsible for nominating and appointing executive secretaries and directing the work of the national government.

The first president, Tairivin Paajitu, was elected by the Transitional Congress to take office upon independence in 1970. To date, he is the longest-serving president, serving from 1970 until 1982. There has been one woman to serve as president - Juuitit Tiakan - who served as acting president upon the death of Saarik Aatanani in 1996.

Role

The president has a number of constitutional roles. These include:

• To execute the office of president according to the constitution and national law.
• To preside over and direct the work of the cabinet.
• To appoint public officers.
• To appoint Mavean ambassados and receive foreign ambassadors.
• To represent the Republic of Mava overseas.
• To sign and promulgate laws.
• To command the Mava Defence Force.
• To grant pardons and reprives.

The president also has a number of ceremonial roles, such as awarding national honours and serving as Patron of the Mava Red Cross. As fount of honour, the president automatically becomes a Grand Companion of the Order of National Compatriots, Mava's highest honour, as well as Companion of the Order of the Honour Cross.

Titles and styles

The official title of the president is President of the Sustainable Republic of Mava. Specific laws also refer to the president by other titles to emphasise a particular role. The 1971 Law on the Regulation of the National Judiciary refers to the president as the Chief Magistrate, whilst the 1977 Law on National Defence frequently refers to the president as Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the forces. Finally, the 1971 Law on the Establishment and Regulation of a State System of Honours and Decorations refers to the president as Grand Master of the Honours of Mava.

The formal style of the president, as used in official documents, is The Most Honourable President of the Republic, with presidents permitted to retain the style "Most Honourable" in a personal capacity for life.

Acting presidents do not use any title which their temporary position does not entitle them to. For example, acting presidents may not award honours and so are not Grand Masters of the Honours. Similarly, it is the cabinet that discharges the duties of commander-in-chief during the tenure of an acting president, so the title of "Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief" is unused.

Term of office

Qualifications

To be eligible for election as president, an individual must:

• be a member of the National Congress;
• not have previously been removed from the office on the grounds of misbehaviour or infirmity;
• be at least 35 years of age.

Election

The president is elected by Congress to serve for the duration of its term. However, Congress may terminate the president's appointment by a simple majority, meaning that, in reality, the president serves at the pleasure of Congress rather than for a definite term. Between 1983 and 1997, president's could only be re-elected once; the 1997 constitution removed these term limits.

The termination of a president's term can occur in five ways:

• resignation;
• impeachment;
• vote of no confidence, requiring the approval of a majority of members of congress;
• a declaration of inability on grounds of mental or physical infirmity, requiring the approval of a majority of members of congress;
• death.

If the president ceases to meet any of the qualifications required to enter office (such as losing Mavean citizenship), they automatically cease to hold the office.

Should a president die or resign within a year of the next election, Congress may not elect a permanent successor. As such, when Tairivin Paajitu died in June 1982, Congress elected acting president Paijul Raajuun to succeed him until the 1985 general election. However, when Saarik Aatanani resigned on 18 December 1996, Congress did not elect Juuitit Taikan as president due to the next general election required to be held the following July.

Deputy

There is no vice or deputy president in Mava. The Secretary in the President's Office serves as principal assistant to the president and discharges the presidential powers in their absence. The position is usually combined with that of Senior Secretary of the Council, which is an honorary post. If the Secretary in the President's Office is unable or unwilling to serve as acting president, presidential power is delegated to the Speaker of Congress or, in their absence, the longest-serving deputy.

List of officeholders

Status

  Denotes acting President

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth-Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Tairivin Paajitu	1970	1 March 1970	19 June 1982	12 years, 110 days	Mavean National Party
			1975
			1980
2		Paijul Raajuun	1985	19 June 1982	22 June 1982	3 days	Mavean National Party
				22 June 1982	23 July 1990	8 years, 31 days
3		Saarik Aatanani	1990	23 July 1990	18 December 1996	6 years, 148 days	Mavean National Party
			1995
-		Juuitit Tiakan		18 December 1996	21 July 1997	215 days	Mavean National Party
4		Jaanat Uatsat	1997	21 July 1997	13 August 2008	11 years, 23 days	Mavean National Party
			2000
			2005
5		Kalaiv Uan	2010	13 August 2008	20 July 2015	6 years, 341 days	Mavean National Party
6		Taanut Paitan	2015	20 July 2015	20 July 2020	5 years, 0 days	Mavean National Party
7		Juu Kajusit	2020	20 July 2020	13 January 2025	4 years, 177 days	Mavean National Party
-		Maak Juaija		13 January 2025	Incumbent	33 days	Mavean National Party

See also

• Mava
• Politics of Mava