About Olafur Grimsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Olafur ragnar grimsson.ogg ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn (help·info)) (born 14 May 1943) is the fifth and current President of Iceland. He has served as President since 1996: he was re-elected unopposed in 2000, he was re-elected for a third term in 2004, and was re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in 2008. He has served the longest as a left wing president in the history of Iceland.