Irfaan Ali is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 25, 1980 in Leonora, Western Australia, Australia.
During his tenure as Minister, Ali performed the functions of President and Prime Minister on separate occasions. In 2015, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) went into opposition during which time he served as chair of the Public Accounts Committee and co-chair the Economic Services Committee of the Parliament of Guyana.
He was selected as the presidential candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic on January 19, 2019. His controversial selection came at a time after Ali had been charged with 19 counts of conspiracy and fraud by Guyana’s Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). Immediately following his selection, Ali was accused of academic fraud.
