Führer-President of Amestris



The Führer-President (大総統 Daisōtō) is the Head of the Government and Military of Amestris. The Fuhrer is normally seen in his military uniform. The insignia of the Führer-President of Amestris is four stars on a gold plate. Considering his rank is higher than of a full-fledged general, his rank is most likely equivalent to a five star rank like Generalissimo or General of the Army.

Notable Führer-Presidents

 * Führer-President King Bradley (deceased)
 * Führer-President Grumman

Trivia

 * In the 2003 anime, instead of having a successor appointed for Bradley at the end of the series, the Führer rank was instead retired, and the National Assembly would take control of Amestris instead.
 * The title "Führer" is the term adopted in Germany to indicate a special position known as Generalissimo, in which the person entitled accumulates the funtions of Head of State and Government with the command of the Military Forces.
 * Although Adolf Hitler is the most known Head of State to hold such title, there has been others that have been called "Führer" before him, as well as many other world leaders have held the position of Generalissimo, such as Generalissimo Franco, from Spain, and Generalissimo Tito, from Yuguslavia.
 * Although the 2003 series makes strict relations between FMA and the real world's Germany and it's terms (and the English official translation having adopted the term Führer in most official media), the original japanese term "Daisouto" is more accurately translated as "Generalissimo", which does not indicate any relations between the title of the Head of State of Amestris to any specific real world leader.
 * The term President refers to the position of the leader of a Republican State.
 * In a Presidential Republic, the President holds the tiles of both Head of State and Head of Government.
 * In a Parlamentary Republic, the President hold only the title of Head of State, with the position of Head of Government being held by the Prime Minister.