Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim Khan Surattee ( Jawi: محمد فااشال إبراهيم; born 16 June 1968) 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

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(PAP), he has been the

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representing the Nee Soon Central division of

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since 2011. Before entering politics, Faishal was an associate professor at the

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's Department of Real Estate. He made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in

Marine Parade GRC The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylan ...

and they won by an uncontested walkover. Faishal thus became a Member of Parliament representing the

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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.

Background

Faishal was educated at Telok Kurau East Primary School, Bedok South Primary School,

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and

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. He then went to the

(NUS), where he completed a

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(Honours) in

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in 1993. In 1996, he completed a

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in real estate management at NUS and graduated as the best overall student in his cohort. In 2000, he completed a

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at the

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under a NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship. Faishal began his career at the

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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.

Political career

Faishal entered politics when he joined a six-member

(PAP) team contesting in

during the 2006 general election. After the PAP team won by an uncontested walkover, Faishal became a Member of Parliament representing the

ward of Marine Parade GRC. During the 2011 general election, Faishal joined the five-member PAP team contesting in

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

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. 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

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and

Ministry of Social and Family Development The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF; ms, Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga; zh, 社会及家庭发展部; ta, சமுதாய, குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு அமைச்சு) is a ministr ...

. On 1 May 2017, he was promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary and continued serving at those two Ministries. 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

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. On 27 July 2020, Faishal was promoted to

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and appointed to the Ministry of National Development and

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Personal life

Faishal is married and has two children.Muhammad Faishal
at neesoon.org. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

References

External links

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Faishal Ibrahim, Muhammad Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians National University of Singapore faculty Alumni of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology National University of Singapore alumni Nanyang Junior College alumni Living people Singaporean people of Malay descent Singaporean Muslims 1968 births