Sultan of Packilvania

The Sultan of Packilvania is the hereditary head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Packilvania and the nominal head of Paxism. The position of the Sultan was prophesied by Prophet Sohadek following the fall of the United Kingdom of Bakil in the reign of High King Jezril IV of the Zubrayn Dynasty. King Saidun of Fidakar is the first Sultan of Packilvania and he established the office when the realms of Bakil where re-united during his reign. The human Demirite Dynasty controlled the office until 1917 when Zerah Demir IV was dethroned. The first non-Packilvanian to bear the title Sultan was King Thadeus I of Great Morstaybishlia, who married the Sultana in 1897. The position was restored by the first feline monarch, Sultan Amhoud I when he was crowned at Adrien following the Second Packilvanian Civil War. The incumbent monarch is Sultan Namdun III. The office of Sultan is currently controlled by the Bedonite Dynasty.

Although the Constitution of Packilvania delineates the powers of the Sultan, in reality he is an absolute monarch as he has full control over the levers of political power. Succession is by agnatic primogeniture to prevent the ability of a man outside of the ruling family from inheriting the throne as was nearly the case with Thadeus II of Great Morstaybishlia. The female equivalent of the title is Sultana however this title is only used for the Sultan's wife and mother. The Staynish equivalent of the Sultan's style is contentious as some academics differ on whether the Sultan is the equivalent of an Emperor or a King. The Sovereign resides and works in the Bingol Royal Palace in the capital city of Bingol. According to international observers, the Sultan is an autocratic totalitarian dictator.