Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
| |
---|---|
محمد فيصل إبراهيم | |
Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020
Serving with Desmond Tan (2020–2022) | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
Minister | K. Shanmugam |
Minister of State for National Development | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020 Serving with Tan Kiat How (2020–2022) | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
Minister | Desmond Lee |
Preceded by | Zaqy Mohamad |
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education | |
In office 1 May 2017 – 26 July 2020 Serving with Low Yen Ling | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Ong Ye Kung Ng Chee Meng (2017–2018) |
Preceded by | Hawazi Daipi |
Succeeded by | Shawn Huang (2024) |
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development | |
In office 1 May 2017 – 26 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Tan Chuan-Jin (2017) Desmond Lee (2017–2020) |
Parliamentary Secretary for Health | |
In office 1 August 2012 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Gan Kim Yong |
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | |
In office 1 August 2012 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Lui Tuck Yew |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon Central) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ong Ah Heng |
Majority | 33,149 (23.80%) |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Kaki Bukit) | |
In office 27 April 2006 – 18 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Chew Heng Ching |
Succeeded by | Muhamad Faisal Manap |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-06-16) 16 June 1968 (age 56)[1] Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
|
Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim Khan Surattee[2] (Jawi: محمد فيصل إبراهيم; born 16 June 1968)[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for National Development concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament representing the Nee Soon Central division of Nee Soon GRC since 2011.
Before entering politics, Faishal was an associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Department of Real Estate.[3] He made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC and they won by an uncontested walkover. Faishal thus became a Member of Parliament representing the Kaki Bukit ward of Marine Parade GRC. During the 2011 general election onwards, he joined the PAP team contesting in Nee Soon GRC and they had won every general election since then. In 2012, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary and had since risen through the ranks to become a Minister of State in 2020.[4][5]
Faishal was educated at Telok Kurau East Primary School, Bedok South Primary School, Bedok View Secondary School and Nanyang Junior College. He then went to the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in real estate management in 1993. In 1996, he completed a Master of Science in real estate management at NUS and graduated as the best overall student in his cohort. In 2000, he completed a Doctor of Philosophyinmanagement science at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology under a NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship.[5]
Faishal began his career at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore in 1993 after obtaining his bachelor's degree. After completing his master's degree in 1996, he joined the NUS Department of Real Estate as a Senior Tutor. In 2000, he became an Associate Professor at the NUS Department of Real Estate.[5][3]
Faishal entered politics when he joined a six-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Marine Parade GRC during the 2006 general election. After the PAP team won by an uncontested walkover, Faishal became a Member of Parliament representing the Kaki Bukit ward of Marine Parade GRC.[6]
During the 2011 general election, Faishal joined the five-member PAP team contesting in Nee Soon GRC and they won with 58.4% of the vote against the Workers' Party. Faishal thus became a Member of Parliament representing the Nee Soon Central ward of Nee Soon GRC. On 1 August 2012, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport.[7][8]
Faishal contested in the 2015 general election in Nee Soon GRC again as part of a five-member PAP team, who won with 66.83% of the vote against the Workers' Party. On 1 October 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development.[9] On 1 May 2017, he was promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary and continued serving at those two Ministries.[8]
During the 2020 general election, Faishal joined the five-member PAP team contesting in Nee Soon GRC and they won with 61.90% of the vote against the Progress Singapore Party. On 27 July 2020, Faishal was promoted to Minister of State and appointed to the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs.[8]
Faishal has openly expressed objections to what he called Israel's use of "disproportionate force and violence, against the Palestinian people." However, he has not expressed any condemnation of the firing of rockets by Hamas into Israel. [10]
Faishal is married and has two children.[11]
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Minister of State for National Development 2020 – present Served alongside: Tan Kiat How |
Incumbent |
Preceded by New office |
Minister of State for Home Affairs 2020 – present Served alongside: Desmond Tan |
Incumbent |
Parliament of Singapore | ||
Preceded by Chew Heng Ching as MP for East Coast GRC (Kaki Bukit) |
Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Kaki Bukit) 2006 – 2011 |
Succeeded by as MP for Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit) |
Preceded by Ong Ah Heng as MP for Nee Soon Central SMC |
Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon Central) 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
Member of multiple Parliaments of Singapore
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|