Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
Dr Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah is a Singaporean educator who has been elected into the 14th Parliament of Singapore with 2020 Singaporean general election.
Early life and education
In secondary school, Wan Rizal was a Normal (Academic) student.[1] He then studied at Temasek Polytechnic.[2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education at Nanyang Technological University at the age of 31 years old.[1][2] He subsequently gained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in sports science from the National Institute of Education.[1]
Career
Wan Rizal was a physical education teacher in primary school level for two stints of five years, before he went to complete his bachelor's degree.[1] As of 2020, he is a senior lecturer in sports and exercise science at Republic Polytechnic.[1]
He was the chairman of the Al-Islah Mosque in Punggol from 2011 to 2016,[1] canvassing for donations and overseeing the construction of the new mosque.[1][3]
Politics
Wan Rizal was involved with the People's Action Party since 2018, after having helped out the then Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari at the latter's Meet-the-People sessions for a year in 2017.[1][4] He was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) on People's Action Party's ticket against Peoples Voice.[5][6] His running mates were Josephine Teo, Denise Phua, and Heng Chee How.[7] On 11 July 2020, Wan Rizal and team were declared to be elected to represent Jalan Besar GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 65.37% of the valid votes.[8]
References
- "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister's ward". CNA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "GE 2020: LinkedIn head & Republic Poly lecturer among new PAP candidates". mothership.sg. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Punggol mosque named Al-Islah". AsiaOne. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Heng, Janice (26 June 2020). "Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates". SGSME.SG. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "GE2020: PAP unveils seven more new faces, including Changi Airport, LinkedIn executives". CNA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- hermesauto (30 June 2020). "GE2020: PAP to battle it out with Peoples Voice in Jalan Besar GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "GE2020: Manpower Minister Josephine Teo to lead PAP team in Jalan Besar". CNA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "GE2020 results: PAP wins Jalan Besar GRC with 65.37% of votes over Peoples Voice". AsiaOne. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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Parliament of Singapore | ||
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Preceded by Yaacob Ibrahim as MP (Jalan Besar) |
Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Kolam Ayer) 2020–present |
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