Muhamad Faisal Manap

Not to be confused with Muhammad Faisal or Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim.
Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap
MP
Member of Parliament
Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit)
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded by Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (PAP) Marine Parade GRC (Kaki Bukit)
Personal details
Born (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Political party Workers' Party of Singapore
Alma mater Monash University
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam
This is a Malay name; the name Abdul Manap is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhamad Faisal.

Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap (born 6 June 1975) is a Singaporean politician from the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) who has been serving as a Member of Parliament in Singapore since May 2011. He is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) of the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Aljunied GRC) in Singapore in charge of the Kaki Bukit division.

Political career

Muhamad Faisal entered the Singapore political arena in the Singapore 2011 General Election contesting as a minority candidate in the hot-ward 5-man district Aljunied GRC representing Team-A of the Workers' Party of Singapore which was led by veteran non-ruling parties leader party-Secretary General cum MP Low Thia Khiang together with ex-NCMP Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, Chen Show Mao and Pritam Singh. They challenged the incumbent People's Action Party team which was led by ex-Minister George Yeo, ex-Minister of State Lim Hwee Hua, ex-Minister of State Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed, Cynthia Phua and rookie high-flying civil servant Ong Ye Kung. The Workers' Party team won with 54.72% of the votes and captured a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the first time in the political history of Singapore. Manap was officially declared for the first time as a Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Singapore on 9 May 2011.[1]

Political Terms of Office

Education

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Singapore Elections Department - Candidates declared to have been elected (2011 Singapore General Election)
  2. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (for contested constituencies) - 2011
  3. ↑ http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/muhamad-faisal-bin-abdul-manap?viewcv=Muhamad%20Faisal%20Bin%20Abdul%20Manap Parliament of Singapore : Member's CV - Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
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