Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah

Wan Rizal bin Wan Zakariah (born 1978)[1] is a Singaporean politician and lecturer, specialising in sport science. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kolam Ayer ward of Jalan Besar GRC since 2020. He is also the chairman of the Jalan Besar Town Council.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Wan Zakariah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rizal.
The Honourable
Wan Rizal
Rizal in 2021
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Jalan Besar GRC
(Kolam Ayer)
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byYaacob Ibrahim
ConstituencyJalan Besar GRC
Majority30,370 (30.72%)
Personal details
Born1978 (age 43–44)[1]
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Children4
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lecturer

Education

During Rizal's secondary school education, he was under the Normal (Academic) stream.[2]

He subsequently went on to complete a diploma in electronics from Temasek Polytechnic in 1999,[3] before graduating with a Bachelor of Science (second upper honours) in physical education from the Nanyang Technological University in 2009.[2][3]

He later obtained a PhD in physical education from the Nanyang Technological University in 2017.[2][4]

Career

Rizal served his National Service in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) between 1999 and 2003, and was a Lieutenant.[4]

After his National Service, he went on to complete a diploma (with merit) in physical education at the National Institute of Education before working as a physical education teacher at Ngee Ann Primary School and Hougang Primary School beyween 2005 and 2012.[2]

He was a part-time lecturer in physical education and sports science at the National Institute of Education, and an associate lecturer at Republic Polytechnic's School of Sports, Health and Leisure between 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, he became a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic.[2][4]

Rizal was the chairman of the Al-Islah Mosque]] in [[Punggol between 2011 and 2016,[2] canvassing for donations and overseeing the construction of the new mosque.[2][5]

Politics

Rizal has been involved in the People's Action Party's (PAP) activities since 2018, after having helped out Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari at the latter's Meet-the-People sessions for a year in 2017.[2][6] He was fielded in the 2020 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Jalan Besar GRC against the opposition Peoples Voice.[7][8] His running mates were Josephine Teo, Denise Phua and Heng Chee How.[9] On 11 July 2020, Rizal and the PAP team were declared elected Members of Parliament representing Jalan Besar GRC in the 14th Parliament after garnering 65.37% of the valid votes.[10] Rizal was also appointed as the chairman of the Jalan Besar Town Council.

Personal life

Rizal is married with three sons and a daughter.[6][2]

References
  1. "MP | Parliament of Singapore".
  2. "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister's ward". CNA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "GE 2020: LinkedIn head & Republic Poly lecturer among new PAP candidates". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Wan Rizal Bin Wan Zakariah" (PDF).
  5. "Punggol mosque named Al-Islah". AsiaOne. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. Heng, Janice (26 June 2020). "Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates". SGSME.SG. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "GE2020: PAP unveils seven more new faces, including Changi Airport, LinkedIn executives". CNA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. hermesauto (30 June 2020). "GE2020: PAP to battle it out with Peoples Voice in Jalan Besar GRC". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. "GE2020: Manpower Minister Josephine Teo to lead PAP team in Jalan Besar". CNA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. "GE2020 results: PAP wins Jalan Besar GRC with 65.37% of votes over Peoples Voice". AsiaOne. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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