Back محمد عرفان علي Arabic İrfan Əli Azerbaijani Махамед Ірфаан Алі Byelorussian Махамэд Ірфаан Алі BE-X-OLD Irfaan Ali German Ιρφάαν Αλί Greek Irfaan Ali Spanish Irfaan Ali Estonian عرفان علی Persian Mohamed Irfaan Ali Finnish
Mohamed Irfaan Ali | |
|---|---|
 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[a] |
| Chairman of the Caribbean Community | |
| In office 1 January 2024 – 30 June 2024[2] | |
| Preceded by | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Succeeded by | Dickon Mitchell |
| 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) |
Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980)[4] 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 second Muslim head of state in the Americas after Noor Hassanali of Trinidad and Tobago.[5][6][7][8][9]
Ali was a member of parliament (MP)[10] 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.[11]
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- ^ "ROTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CONFERENCE 1 JANUARY 2018 TO 30 JUNE 2025" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Biography of the President – Office of the President".
- ^ "President's Biography". Office of the President of Guyana. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ CaribbeanMuslims.Com (3 August 2020). "President Irfaan Ali Sworn in as Guyana's new leader". Caribbean Muslims. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ TrakkerNews (4 August 2012). "UWI honours former President Noor Hassanali". TrakkerNews- News all Day, Everyday. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Yahya-Sakur, Nafeeza; Kurmanaev, Anatoly (10 September 2020). "Killings Reignite Racial Tensions in Guyana". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "As Guyana Gets First Practicing Muslim President, OAS Urges Weakness In Country's Electoral System To Be Addressed". Americas News Network. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "#BTColumn - Of Muslims and social justice". Barbados Today. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Hon. Mohamed I. Alli, MP Parliament of Guyana
- ^ "Irfaan Ali sworn in as President". Stabroek News. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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