Mohammed irfan ali, president

SUNDAY August 2, 2020 marked another historic day in the life of this young nation, when Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn-in as the ninth executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Dr. Ali brings to the job as chief executive of this country years of experience as a minister of government in the PPP/C administration. His signature achievements would have come when he headed the Ministry of Housing and Water, transforming communities and making land ownership affordable to all Guyanese. Although his journey to being President of this country was not an easy one, one could not miss his often calm demeanour in going about his tasks. The Guyana Chronicle congratulates Dr. Ali and wishes him and his government a successful term in office. Born into a Muslim family at Leonora, West Coast Demarara, Dr. Ali’s parents are both educators. He completed his secondary education at St. Stanislaus College in Georgetown, and holds a doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the West Indies. He has served as Project Manager of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Project Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Finance, and Senior Planner in the State Planning Secretariat. He became a member of the National Assembly of Guyana in 2006, and was subsequently appointed to the portfolios of Minister of Housing and Water and Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce. In 2015, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) went into opposition, during which time he s...

SUNDAY August 2, 2020 marked another historic day in the life of this young nation, when Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn-in as the ninth executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Dr. Ali brings to the job as chief executive of this country years of experience as a minister of government in the PPP/C administration. His signature achievements would have come when he headed the Ministry of Housing and Water, transforming communities and making land ownership affordable to all Guyanese. Although his journey to being President of this country was not an easy one, one could not miss his often calm demeanour in going about his tasks. The Guyana Chronicle congratulates Dr. Ali and wishes him and his government a successful term in office. Born into a Muslim family at Leonora, West Coast Demarara, Dr. Ali’s parents are both educators. He completed his secondary education at St. Stanislaus College in Georgetown, and holds a doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the West Indies. He has served as Project Manager of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Project Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Finance, and Senior Planner in the State Planning Secretariat. He became a member of the National Assembly of Guyana in 2006, and was subsequently appointed to the portfolios of Minister of Housing and Water and Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce. In 2015, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) went into opposition, during which time he s...