is a character from ''
Battlestar Galactica ''. In the
2003 Series he is played by
Colm Feore . He was President of the
Twelve Colonies before the
Cylon attack. His original series analogue is
President Adar .
In the 2003 version of ''Battlestar Galactica'', President had just entered the last year of his second term as President of the
Twelve Colonies of
Kobol before the
Cylon destruction of humanity. Before being elected President, he was a mayor (presumably of
Caprica City ). Many of his staff of his second administration (including Secretary of Education
Laura Roslin ) continued on from his first, and a few remained with him from his days as mayor. What little is known about his terms in office indicate that he favored authoritarian, hardline solutions to problems such as union strikes, and that at least one of these incidents led to numerous civilian deaths. His status was unknown until near the end of the bombardment, when his death was announced to the Colonial Fleet.
Adar appeared (in flashback form) in a second season episode of the show, in which it was revealed that he was having an extramarital affair with Roslin.
- Adar is also the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
