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Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs

Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Incumbent
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Acting
since 23 May 2025
Member ofCabinet of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
Reports toPrime Minister of Singapore
AppointerPrime Minister of Singapore
Term lengthAt the Prime Minister's pleasure
Formation5 September 1977; 47 years ago (1977-09-05)
First holderAhmad 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 MalayMuslim 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

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Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet
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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Koh, Jaime. "Ahmad Mattar". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 November 2018.