Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | |
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Member of | Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore |
Reports to | Prime Minister of Singapore |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Singapore |
Term length | At the Prime Minister's pleasure |
Formation | 5 September 1977 |
First holder | Ahmad Mattar |
The Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs is a special appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Malay–Muslim community in Singapore. Established in 1977, all officeholders has been a part of said community and the minister also oversees the Administration of Muslim Law Act. The incumbent minister is Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim of the People's Action Party (PAP).[1]
List of officeholders
Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | ||
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![]() | Ahmad Mattar[2] MP for Brickworks (until 1988) and Brickworks GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) | 5 September 1977 | 30 June 1993 | PAP | Lee K. V | |
Lee K. VI | ||||||
Lee K. VII | ||||||
Lee K. VIII | ||||||
Goh I | ||||||
Goh II | ||||||
![]() | Abdullah Tarmugi MP for Bedok GRC (until 1996) and East Coast GRC (from 1997) (born 1944) | 30 June 1993 | 24 March 2002 | PAP | ||
Goh III | ||||||
Goh IV | ||||||
![]() | Yaacob Ibrahim MP for Jalan Besar GRC (until 2011) and Moulmein–Kallang GRC (from 2011) (born 1955) | 25 March 2002 | 30 April 2018 | PAP | ||
Lee H. I | ||||||
Lee H. II | ||||||
Lee H. III | ||||||
Lee H. IV | ||||||
![]() | Masagos Zulkifli MP for Tampines GRC (born 1963) | 1 May 2018 | 22 May 2025 | PAP | ||
Lee H. V | ||||||
Wong I | ||||||
![]() | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC (born 1968) Acting | 23 May 2025 | Incumbent | PAP | Wong II |
References
- ^ Ng, Abigail (2025-05-21), "Faishal Ibrahim appointed acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs in Cabinet reshuffle", Channel News Asia, Channel News Asia, archived from the original on 2025-05-21
- ^ Koh, Jaime. "Ahmad Mattar". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 November 2018.