Fadli Fawzi
Fadli Fawzi | |
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فضلي فوزي | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit Division) | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | WP held |
| Majority | 25,783 (19.42%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Fadli bin Mohammed Fawzi 17 March 1985 |
| Party | Workers' Party |
| Children | 1 |
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Muhammad Fadli bin Mohammed Fawzi[a] (born 17 March 1985) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, and sociologist. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Fadli has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kaki Bukit division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.
Early life and education
[edit]Fadli was born in Singapore on 17 March 1985 to a middle-class Malay family. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was a teacher.[1]
He attended Jaya Primary School, Victoria School, and Nanyang Junior College before earning a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in 2005 and a Master of Social Science in 2008, both in Sociology.[2]
Fadli later obtained a Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from the Singapore Management University in 2016 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2017.[3]
Career
[edit]Policy work
[edit]Fadli worked as a policy development officer in the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) from 2008-2013.
Legal practice
[edit]Fadli was called to the bar in 2017. He has been practicing in Inkwell Law Corporation since 2019, specialising in litigation work.[4]
Inkwell Law Corporation has also since been awarded the Legal Aid Bureau Outstanding Contirbution (Gold) award three times, in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
Political career
[edit]Fadli joined the WP in 2013 and volunteered in Aljunied GRC. He was later elected to the Workers' Party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) in 2018 and currently serves as its Deputy Organising Secretary.[5]
During the 2020 general election, Fadli contested in the five-member Marine Parade GRC; he drew attention for his bilingual pantun and his political commentary on the 'reframing of Malay politics'.[6][7] The WP team lost to then-Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his team representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP) with 42.26% of the vote.[8][9]
In the 2025 general election, Fadli contested in Aljunied GRC as a newcomer. He with a revised slate that included incumbent MPs Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim and Gerald Giam. He replaced Faisal Manap who chose to contest in Tampines GRC, a decision Singh later described as fulfilling a long-standing wish for Faisal.[10] The other newcomer, Kenneth Tiong, succeeded Leon Perera, who had resigned in 2023.
The PAP fielded four changes in Aljunied GRC from 2020, led by Chan Hui Yuh.[11] Despite the changes on both sides, the WP retained the constituency with a vote share of 59.71% to the PAP's 40.29%, securing a fourth consecutive term for the party in the GRC since its historic victory in 2011.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Fadli is married with one child.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GE2020: Meet the Workers' Party's new faces". The Straits Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi – Biography". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules - Admission of Advocates and Solicitors in 2017". Supreme Court of Singapore. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Fadli Fawzi". www.wp.sg. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Workers' Party candidate Fadli Fawzi debuts in Marine Parade by reciting Malay & English poems". Mothership.sg. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Singapore's Fadli Fawzi and the reframing of 'Malay politics'". Mothership.sg. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "GE2020: PAP retains Marine Parade GRC with 57.76% of votes against WP". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: Faisal Manap's move to Tampines GRC was one he always wanted, says WP chief Pritam Singh". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Lee, Loraine (23 April 2025). "GE2025: WP team in Aljunied GRC to be led again by party chief Pritam Singh". CNA. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "WP wins Aljunied GRC with 59.68% of votes over PAP". AsiaOne. 4 May 2025. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore
- Victoria School, Singapore alumni
- Nanyang Junior College alumni
- National University of Singapore alumni
- Singapore Management University alumni
- Singaporean politicians of Malay descent
- Singaporean Muslims
- Singaporean lawyers
- Singaporean sociologists