The Government of Bir Tawil

Bir Tawil has an Emperor, not a president. The head of state and head of government is His Imperial Majesty Brendan Smith I, founding Emperor of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania and Founder of the House of Smith. He holds the constitutional style Emperor, King, and Supreme Leader of Brendania.

Under the Imperial Constitution, the Crown is the central institution of the state. Beneath it, the Constitution provides for:

Legislative authority rests with the Crown and is exercised by Imperial Decree. Every decree is dated, published on the official website of Bir Tawil, entered in the Imperial Register, and recorded in the Imperial Chronicle. Constitutional amendments are promulgated by the Crown under the procedure set out in the Constitution.

The Crown conducts the foreign relations of Bir Tawil. Its policy is peaceful engagement: the Emperor has opened correspondence with Egypt and Sudan and is pursuing formal recognition of the Empire's sovereignty over Bir Tawil.

Succession to the Crown is hereditary within the House of Smith, and the reigning Emperor may designate an heir by written decree. A regency may be constituted if the sovereign cannot exercise the office.