Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Wan Zakariah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rizal.
The Honourable
Wan Rizal bin Wan Zakariah
Wan Rizal.jpg
Rizal in 2021
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jalan Besar GRC
(Kolam Ayer)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byYaacob Ibrahim
ConstituencyJalan Besar GRC
Majority30,370 (30.72%)
Personal details
Born1978[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children4
Alma materNanyang Technological University
National Institute of Education
OccupationPolitician, sports science lecturer

Wan Rizal bin Wan Zakariah (born 1978)[1] is a Singaporean politician and sports science lecturer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Kolam Ayer ward of Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.

Education[]

Rizal studied in the Normal (Academic) stream in secondary school[2] before he went on to Temasek Polytechnic to complete a diploma in electronics in 1999.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (second upper honours) in physical education from Nanyang Technological University in 2009[2][3] and subsequently completed a PhD in physical education at Nanyang Technological University in 2017.[2][4]

Career[]

Rizal served his National Service in the Singapore Civil Defence Force from 1999 to 2003 as a Lieutenant.[4] He then went on to complete a diploma (with merit) in physical education at the National Institute of Education before working as a physical education teacher at Ngee Ann Primary School and Hougang Primary School from 2005 to 2012.[2] From 2014 to 2015, he was a part-time lecturer in physical education and sports science at the National Institute of Education, and an associate lecturer at Republic Polytechnic's School of Sports, Health and Leisure. In 2016, he became a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic.[2][4]

Rizal was the chairman of the in Punggol from 2011 to 2016,[2] canvassing for donations and overseeing the construction of the new mosque.[2][5]

Politics[]

Rizal has been involved in the People's Action Party's (PAP) activities since 2018, after having helped out Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari at the latter's Meet-the-People sessions for a year in 2017.[2][6] He was fielded in the 2020 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Jalan Besar GRC against the opposition Peoples Voice.[7][8] His running mates were Josephine Teo, Denise Phua and Heng Chee How.[9] On 11 July 2020, Rizal and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament representing Jalan Besar GRC in the 14th Parliament after garnering 65.37% of the valid votes.[10] Rizal was also appointed as the chairman of the Jalan Besar Town Council.

Personal life[]

Rizal is married with three sons and a daughter.[6][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister's ward". CNA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "GE 2020: LinkedIn head & Republic Poly lecturer among new PAP candidates". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/wan-rizal_cv.pdf
  5. ^ "Punggol mosque named Al-Islah". AsiaOne. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b Heng, Janice (26 June 2020). "Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates". SGSME.SG. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ "GE2020: PAP unveils seven more new faces, including Changi Airport, LinkedIn executives". CNA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ hermesauto (30 June 2020). "GE2020: PAP to battle it out with Peoples Voice in Jalan Besar GRC". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ "GE2020: Manpower Minister Josephine Teo to lead PAP team in Jalan Besar". CNA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "GE2020 results: PAP wins Jalan Besar GRC with 65.37% of votes over Peoples Voice". AsiaOne. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

External links[]

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Jalan Besar GRC (Kolam Ayer)
2020–present 		Incumbent
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