Mohd Fahmi Aliman

محمد فهمى عليمنMayor of South East DistrictAssumed office
27 July 2020Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence WongPreceded byMaliki OsmanMember of Parliament
for Marine Parade GRC
(Geylang Serai)Assumed office
10 July 2020Preceded byFatimah LateefMajority20,143 (15.52%) Personal detailsBorn1972 (age 51–52)^[1]
SingaporePolitical partyPeople's Action PartySpouseRohana Mohd SallehChildren4Alma materUniversity of Liverpool (BEng)
National University of SingaporeMilitary serviceBranch/serviceSingapore ArmyYears of service1993–2019RankColonelBattles/warsAceh Monitoring Mission
War in Afghanistan

Mohd Fahmi bin Aliman (Jawi: محمد فهمى عليمن; born 1972)^[1] is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of South East District since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai division of Marine Parade GRC since 2020.

Early life and education

Fahmi was born in 1972 in Singapore to a father who was a gas checker and a mother who was a cleaner, and has two siblings.^[2]

He attended Jubilee Primary School and Jurong Secondary School before graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma.^[2]

Fahmi subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Engineering with honours degree at the University of Liverpool.^[2] He also has a graduate diploma from the National University of Singapore in defence technological science.^[2]

Career

Military career

Fahmi served in the Singapore Army for 26 years and attained the rank Colonel.^[3] He was deployed for six months to Blangpidie, Sumatra, Indonesia for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, and six months in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Singapore's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).^[3][4] He was awarded Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) in 2014 and Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017.^[5]

In 2019, Fahmi left the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and had a brief stint as the deputy chief executive of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), before leaving to join the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as Director of the Administration and Research Unit in March 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Fahmi made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC against the Workers' Party.^[6] His running mates were Tan Chuan-Jin, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng, and Edwin Tong.^[6] On 11 July 2020, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai ward of Marine Parade GRC after the PAP team garnered 57.76% of the valid votes.^[7]

Personal life

Fahmi is married and has four children^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Commendation Medal (Military) in 2014
• Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017

References

External links

• Mohd Fahmi Aliman on Parliament of Singapore

Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Fatimah Lateef	Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai) 2020 – present	Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Maliki Osman	Mayor of South East District 2020 – present	Incumbent