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. 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. 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 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. Personal life Faishal is married and has two children. References External links Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim on Parliament of Singapore Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Academic staff of the National University of Singapore 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