Maliki Osman
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Mohamad Maliki bin Osman (Jawi: مالكي عثمان; born 19 July 1965)[2] is a Singaporean politician and former assistant professor who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Siglap division of East Coast GRC since 2011.
Maliki Osman | |
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محمد مالكي بن عثمان | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
Preceded by | Ng Chee Meng |
Second Minister for Education | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
Minister | Lawrence Wong (2020–2021) Chan Chun Sing (2021–present) |
Preceded by | Indranee Rajah |
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan |
Preceded by | Josephine Teo (2017) |
Senior Minister of State for Defence | |
In office 1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
Succeeded by | Zaqy Mohamad |
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1 October 2015 – 26 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan |
Preceded by | Masagos Zulkifli |
Succeeded by | Chee Hong Tat |
Minister of State for Defence | |
In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
Preceded by | Lawrence Wong |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of State for National Development | |
In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Khaw Boon Wan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Koh Poh Koon |
Mayor of South East District | |
In office 27 May 2011 – 26 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Matthias Yao |
Succeeded by | Mohd Fahmi |
Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC (Siglap) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP) |
Majority | 7,769 (6.78%) |
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Admiralty) | |
In office 25 October 2001 – 18 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Vikram Nair (PAP) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 58)[2] Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse |
Sadiah Shahal (m. 1992) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Occupation |
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Before entering politics in the 2001 general election, Maliki was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore's Department of Social Work and Psychology. After he was elected, he served in various positions at the Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, and National Development before he became a full minister in 2020.