Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap (Simplified Chinese:莫哈默·费沙) is a Singaporean

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 Malay politician

Politician

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 from the Workers' Party of Singapore

Workers' Party of Singapore

The Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...

 (WP) who has been serving as a Member of Parliament

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 in Singapore

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Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 since May 2011. He is currently the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) of the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok and Aljunied...

 (Aljunied GRC) in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

.

Political career

Manap 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

Workers' Party of Singapore

The Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...

 which was led by veteran non-ruling parties leader party-Secretary General cum MP

Members of the Singapore Parliament

The following is a historical list of members for the current and past ten Parliaments of Singapore:-See also:*1st Parliament of Singapore*2nd Parliament of Singapore*3rd Parliament of Singapore*4th Parliament of Singapore*5th Parliament of Singapore...

 Low Thia Khiang

Low Thia Khiang

Low Thia Khiang is a politician and businessman from Singapore. He is currently the leader of the opposition Workers' Party, and since 1991 has been a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang until 2011 where he contested and won in Aljunied GRC. He is in charge of the Bedok...

 together with ex-NCMP

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 Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, Dr Chen Show Mao

Chen Show Mao

Chen Show Mao, J.D. is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. He is a member of the opposition Workers' Party, and has been a Member of Parliament for the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency since 7 May 2011. He represents the Paya Lebar ward, replacing PAP's Cynthia Phua.-Personal...

 and Pritam Singh

Pritam Singh

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. They challenged the incumbent People's Action Party

People's Action Party

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 team which was led by ex-Minister

Minister (government)

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 George Yeo

George Yeo

George Yeo Yong-Boon is a former politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he served in the Cabinet from 1991 to 2011 as the Minister for Information and the Arts , Minister for Health , Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Foreign Affairs...

, ex-Minister of State

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 Lim Hwee Hua

Lim Hwee Hua

Lim Hwee Hua was a Singaporean politician, who was formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and appointed concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.-Early career:...

, ex-Minister of State

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 Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed

Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed

Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed is a Singaporean politician and former Member of Parliament who last represented Aljunied GRC from 2001 to 2011.-Education:...

, Cynthia Phua and rookie high-flying civil servant Ong Ye Kung

Ong Ye Kung

Ong Ye Kung is a Singaporean civil-servant and politician from the People's Action Party . He is currently the Assistant Secretary General of the National Trades Union Congress .-Political career:...

. The Workers' Party team won with 54.72% of the votes and captured a Group Representation Constituency

Group Representation Constituency

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 (GRC) for the first time in the political history of Singapore. Manap was officially declared for the first time as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 of the 12th Parliament of Singapore on 9 May 2011.

Education

• Primary School Leaving Examination Eunos Primary School (1987)
• GCE 'O' Levels Telok Kurau Secondary School
  Telok Kurau Secondary School
  Telok Kurau Secondary School was a co-educational neighbourhood secondary school in Telok Kurau, Singapore. The school was established in 1965, and was small by Singapore standards, with a student population of 800 and permanent teaching staff of around 45...
  
   (1991)
• Diploma in civil and structural engineering from Singapore Polytechnic
  Singapore Polytechnic
  Singapore Polytechnic , the first polytechnic established in Singapore, was founded in 1954. The former campus was originally located at Prince Edward Road...
  
   (1995)
• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) from Monash University
  Monash University
  Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
  
  (2005)