Muhamad Faisal Manap

Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap
The Honourable; Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap; MP
	محمد فيصل بن عبد المناڤ
Member of the Singapore Parliament; for Kaki Bukit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2011
Preceded by	Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (PAP)
Majority	28,485 (19.90%)
Constituency	Aljunied GRC
Personal details
Born	Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap; 6 June 1975; Singapore
Citizenship	Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	Workers' Party of Singapore
Alma mater	Eunos Primary School ; Telok Kurau Secondary School ; Singapore Polytechnic ; Monash University
Occupation	Politician

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 7 May 2011 and Vice-Chairman of the Workers' Party of Singapore and was appointed as the chairman of Aljuined-Hougang Town Council. He is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) of the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Aljunied GRC) for Kaki Bukit. He was elected as the Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee member as Vice-Chairman.

Political career

Muhamad Faisal entered the Singapore political arena in the 2011 General Election contesting as a minority candidate in the 5-man Aljunied GRC representing the WP which was led by WP leader Low Thia Khiang together with Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, Chen Show Mao and Pritam Singh. They challenged the incumbent People's Action Party team which was led by Minister George Yeo, Minister of State Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed, Cynthia Phua and Ong Ye Kung. The WP 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. Muhamad Faisal was declared as a Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Singapore on 9 May 2011.[1]

During parliamentary discussions over a Bill to amend the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA), Muhamad Faisal engaged in a heated debate with Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam over separation of religion from politics.[2] Muhamad Faisal stated that he did not fully agree with the principle of the separation of religion from politics. He argued that while people "shouldn't use religion for the benefit of politics", it is inevitable that religion and politics are intertwined in the formulation of policies.[3][4]

Faisal is the Town Councillor chairman of Estate & Community Liaison Committee in Aljuined-Hougang Town Council.

Education

Primary School Leaving Examination Eunos Primary School (1987)
GCE 'O' Levels Telok Kurau Secondary School (1991)
Diploma in civil and structural engineering from Singapore Polytechnic (1995)
Bachelor of Science (Psychology) from Monash University (2005)[5]

Election results

**Parliament of Singapore**[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2011	Aljunied GRC	Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap (WP)	72,289	54.72%	George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung (PAP)	59,829	45.28%	133,906	12,460	93.50%
2015		Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap (WP)	70,050	50.96%	Yeo Guat Kwang Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar Murali Pillai (PAP)	67,424	49.04%	138,474	2,626	93.80%
2020		Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Yean Song Leon Perera (WP)	85,815	59.95%	Victor Lye Thiam Fatt Alex Yeo Sheng Chye Chan Hui Yuh Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar (PAP)	57,330	40.05%	144,727	28,485	95.96%

References

http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Archived 2011-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Singapore Elections Department - Candidates declared to have been elected (2011 Singapore General Election)
Tham, Yuen-C (2019-10-08). "Parliament: K. Shanmugam, WP's Faisal face off over separation of religion from politics". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
Ng, Jun Sen. "Workers' Party backs religious harmony law, raises questions on keeping politics, religion separate". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
Lai, Linette (2019-10-08). "Parliament: Workers' Party flags concerns in separation of religion from politics". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/muhamad-faisal-bin-abdul-manap?viewcv=Muhamad%20Faisal%20Bin%20Abdul%20Manap Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Singapore : Member's CV - Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
"2011 General Election's Result". Elections Department Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

External links

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[1] ttp://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Archived 2011-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Singapore Elections Department - Candidates declared to have been elected (2011 Singapore General Election)

[2] Tham, Yuen-C (2019-10-08). "Parliament: K. Shanmugam, WP's Faisal face off over separation of religion from politics". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[3] Ng, Jun Sen. "Workers' Party backs religious harmony law, raises questions on keeping politics, religion separate". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[4] Lai, Linette (2019-10-08). "Parliament: Workers' Party flags concerns in separation of religion from politics". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[5] ttp://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/muhamad-faisal-bin-abdul-manap?viewcv=Muhamad%20Faisal%20Bin%20Abdul%20Manap Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Singapore : Member's CV - Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap

[2011_General_Election's_Result-6] "2011 General Election's Result". Elections Department Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.