March 15, 2025

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Mohamed Irfaan Ali becomes President of Guyana

Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Presidential candidate of the People's Progressive Party/Civic Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn in as the ninth President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on August 2, 2020.

Mohamed Irfaan AliPresidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn in as the ninth President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on August 2, 2020.

The election on 2 March pitted the 75-year-old incumbent David Granger, of the People’s National Congress, against 40-year-old Irfaan Ali of the People’s Progressive Party.