His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was first sworn in as the Ninth Executive President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on August 2, 2020. He was then re-elected and formally sworn in for a second five-year term on September 7, 2025.

Born on April 25, 1980 in Leonora, West Coast Demerara, Dr. Ali is one of two sons of educators, and comes from a Muslim, Indo-Guyanese family. He began his education at Leonora Nursery and Primary Schools, later attended Cornelia Ida Primary School, and completed his secondary education at St. Stanislaus College in Georgetown.