Zaqy Mohamad

زاقي محمدDeputy Leader of the HouseAssumed office
24 August 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien LoongLeaderIndranee RajahPreceded byDesmond LeeSenior Minister of State for ManpowerAssumed office
27 July 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien LoongMinisterJosephine Teo
(2018–2021)
Tan See Leng
(2021–present)Senior Minister of State for DefenceAssumed office
27 July 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien LoongMinisterNg Eng HenPreceded byMaliki OsmanMinister of State for ManpowerIn office
1 May 2018 – 26 July 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien LoongMinisterJosephine TeoPreceded bySam TanSucceeded byGan Siow HuangMinister of State for National DevelopmentIn office
1 May 2018 – 26 July 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien LoongMinisterLawrence WongPreceded byKoh Poh KoonSucceeded byTan Kiat How
(2020–2022)
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
(2020–present)Deputy Party Whip of the
People's Action PartyIn office
6 June 2019 – 23 August 2020Secretary-GeneralLee Hsien LoongParty WhipJanil PuthuchearyPreceded bySam TanMember of Parliament
for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
(Marsiling)Assumed office
10 July 2020Preceded byHalimah YacobMajority29,081 (26.36%)Member of Parliament
for Chua Chu Kang GRC
(Keat Hong)In office
21 May 2011 – 23 June 2020Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byZhulkarnain Abdul RahimMajority59,271 (53.78%)Member of Parliament
for Hong Kah GRC
(Keat Hong)In office
6 May 2006 – 18 April 2011Preceded byAhmad Khalis Personal detailsBorn1974 (age 49–50)^[1]
SingaporePolitical partyPeople's Action PartySpouseHaryane Mustajab^[2]Alma materNanyang Technological University (BEng, MS)OccupationPolitician

Zaqy bin Mohamad (Jawi: زاقي محمد; born 1974)^[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Deputy Leader of the House, Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Senior Minister of State for Defence concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Marsiling division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020.

Prior to entering politics, Zaqy had worked at Arthur Andersen, IBM Business Consulting Services, Avanade, Dimension Data and Ernst & Young.

He made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Hong Kah GRC and won by an uncontested walkover. He contested in Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections and retained his parliamentary seat in both elections. During the 2020 general election, he contested in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and won.

He had served as Minister of State for National Development and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently between 2018 and 2020.

Education

Zaqy was educated at St. Michael's School, Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical and electronic engineering. He was President of NTU Students' Union and he championed student welfare and financial assistance programmes for needy students during his tenure.^[3]

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in financial engineering at the Nanyang Technological University.^[4]

Career

Zaqy was a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen from 1999 to 2002 before he became a business consultant at IBM Business Consulting Services from 2002 to 2005. He then became the Solutions Director at Avanade in 2005 before becoming Sales Head at Dimension Data in 2008. In 2014, he joined Ernst & Young as a partner with the ASEAN Business Development unit.^[4]

Political career

Zaqy entered politics in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Hong Kah GRC. After the PAP team won by an uncontested walkover, Zaqy became a Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Hong Kah GRC. During the 2011 general election, Hong Kah GRC was reconstituted as Chua Chu Kang GRC so Zaqy contested in this new GRC as part of a five-member PAP team. They won with 61.2% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party and Zaqy continued serving as the Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC.^[4]

During the 2015 general election, Zaqy joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Chua Chu Kang GRC and they won with 76.89% of the vote against the People's Power Party. Zaqy was co-opted into the PAP's Central Executive Committee on 5 January 2015, but had to leave due to regulatory compliance reasons as he was also working at Ernst & Young, which was the auditor for the PAP.^[5]

On 8 August 2017, after Halimah Yacob resigned from her position as a Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC to participate in the 2017 presidential election, Zaqy was appointed as a grassroots adviser, under the government-linked People's Association, for the Marsiling ward.^[6]

On 1 May 2018, Zaqy was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower. He also served as Deputy Government Whip from 6 June 2019 to 18 August 2020.^[1]

In the 2020 general election, Zaqy joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and they won with 63.18% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party, after which Zaqy became the Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward. On 27 July 2020, Zaqy was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Defence. He also became Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament on 20 August 2020.^[1]

Personal life

Zaqy is married to Haryane Mustajab,^[2] the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Finance at law firm Bird & Bird ATMD.^[7]

See also

• List of Singapore MPs
• List of current Singapore MPs

References

Political offices
Preceded by Sam Tan Chin Siong	Minister of State for Manpower 2018 – 2020	Succeeded by Gan Siow Huang
Preceded by Koh Poh Koon	Minister of State for National Development 2018 – 2020	Succeeded by Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Tan Kiat How
Preceded by Maliki Osman	Senior Minister of State for Defence 2020 – present Served alongside: Heng Chee How	Incumbent
Preceded by Himself as Minister of State for Manpower	Senior Minister of State for Manpower 2020 – present	Incumbent
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Ahmad Khalis	Member of Parliament for Hong Kah GRC (Keat Hong) 2006 – 2011	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC (Keat Hong) 2011 – 2020	Succeeded by Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Preceded by Halimah Yacob	Member of Parliament for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (Marsiling) 2020 – present	Incumbent