Transformational Leadership of the State Senior High School in Empowering Superior Schools, Dissertation of Islamic Education Management Postgraduate Program UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi 2018. The problem studied in this dissertation is the leadership capability of headmaster's leadership in empowering the excellent schools in Jambi Province. The purpose of this study is to: (1). Finding transformational leadership of the leading school principal in Jambi Province, (2) Revealing the transformational leadership characteristics of principals who are able to empower the leading schools in Jambi province (3) Revealing the principal transformational leadership of the principal's leadership in the empowerment of excellent schools in Jambi Province. This research uses qualitative methodology , data collection is done through observation, interview, and documentation, the analysis is triangulated with case study at the existing superior SMAN in Jambi Province, namely SMAN 1 Jambi city, SMAN 1 Kuala Tungkal, and SMAN 8 Merangin. The results of this research indicate that the headmaster's transformational leadership can empower the leading schools and the demand by the community due to the commitment and efforts of the principal, parent support, communication systems and good management of school governance, oriented towards the achievement of vision and mission, disciplined, organized and able to empower all potentials. The empowerment of excellent schools is done by empowering the stakeholders, establishing cooperation with the government and private parties, promoting, equipping facilities and infrastructure, creating superior learning and extra curricular programs, reward and punishment, and improving the capacity of educators and education personnel. The principal in his role as a transformational leader to empower the leading schools as: Sharing vision, strategizing, making changes, empowering, motivating inspiration, cooperating, overcoming obstacles, getting around the rules, and becoming uswah.