The event has finally brought an end to the ‘mother of all elections’. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been inaugurated as Guyana’s Ninth Executive President in the presence of hundreds of nationals, a week after being sworn in. Executive power is exercised by the government. The executive president is head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. The Executive President is a graduate of the University of Guyana, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Master’s Degree in Social Science. Guyana’s General and Regional Elections held on March 2, 2020 finally concluded on Sunday with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) declaring the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) as having received the majority of votes and its candidate Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali being elected President of the South American country. Executive The office of executive president is by far the most powerful position in Guyana. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly of Guyana. The High Court on Thursday ruled that the Executive President of Guyana has the power to appoint attorneys to the In 1970 he declared the country a republic, and in 1980 himself its first executive president. Dr Ali took the Oath of Office at a simple ceremony Sunday afternoon at the Arthur Chung Conference Center before Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette Cummings […] The President Of Guyana . Guyana - GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. Entertainment during the ceremony saw Indigenous, African, Indian and Chinese dances representing the nation’s ethnic diversity. EXECUTIVE BRANCH: Executive authority is exercised by the President, who appoints and supervises the Prime Minister and other ministers of the Cabinet. Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali was yesterday declared the ninth Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and sworn into office five exhausting months after the Guyanese electorate ventured to the polls to exercise their democratic franchise. In the meantime, the President said Vice President Jagdeo will head the transition team. A position he held until his death on Aug 6, 1985. He or she has the power to veto any bill passed in the National Assembly and can dissolve the assembly if a veto is overridden. He was Admitted to practice at the Guyana Bar on the 21st October, 1998 and … Hugh Desmond Hoyte, often referred to as Desmond Hoyte, became president of Guyana upon the death of Burnham in Aug 1985, and remained in power until Oct 9 1992. The president said the full vision of the government will be outlined later this week at the official inauguration ceremony. Mohabir Anil Nandlall attended; Mon Repos Primary School, Queen’s College, University of Guyana - Turkeyen, Georgetown and Hugh Wooding Law School – St. Augustine, Trinidad. (DPI) That vision will project where the government hopes to see Guyana at the end of its five-year reign. RELATED: Guyana: Irfaan Ali Sworn In As President. Hon. The Presidency is an elective post where an elected president serves a maximum of two consecutive 5-year terms. He later graduated from the University of the West Indies, where he received his post-graduate Diploma in International Relations. In his inaugural speech as the ninth Executive President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali talked up the prospects of unity under the new People’s Progressive Party Government. According to the Constitution of Guyana, the President of Guyana is the head of government, the head of state and the commander-in-chief of the Republic’s armed forces.