President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepali: राष्ट्रपति) is the head of state of Nepal. The office was created after the country was declared a republic in May 2008. The current head of state of Nepal is President Ram Baran Yadav, elected in July 2008. The President is to be formally addressed as "The Right Honourable (Nepali: सम्माननीय) .