Irfaan Ali
Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980) is a Guyanese politician serving as the tenth and current president of Guyana since 2020. A member of the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), he previously served as the minister of Housing and Water from 2009 to 2015. He is the first Muslim to hold office, and is the third Muslim head of state in the Americas after Noor Hassanali of Trinidad and Tobago and Carlos Saul Menem of Argentina.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali | |
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Ali in 2020 | |
| 10th President of Guyana | |
| Assumed office 2 August 2020 | |
| Vice President | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Prime Minister (also First Vice President) | Mark Phillips |
| Preceded by | David A. Granger |
| Minister of Housing and Water | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 20 May 2015 | |
| President | Donald Ramotar |
| Prime Minister | Sam Hinds |
| Preceded by | Harrinarine Nawbatt |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Bulkaan |
| Chairman of the Caribbean Community | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1980 Leonora, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana |
| Political party | People's Progressive Party/Civic |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse |
Arya Ali (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | St. Stanislaus College |
| Alma mater |
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| Awards | Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2023) |
Ali was a member of parliament (MP) and served as a cabinet minister under Donald Ramotar until 2015. In 2020, he became the presidential candidate for the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). He won the March 2020 general election. He was sworn in as Guyana's tenth president on 2 August 2020, months after his win, due to extensive legal challenges regarding the integrity of the election and a recount of all electoral ballots.