The Head of the Mari El Republic, formerly knownm as the President of Mari El Republic, is the highest executive position in Mari El, a federal subject of Russia.

The status and powers of the president were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic.

In December 2010, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before 1 January 2015.

The office was renamed to head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.

[1] The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017.