Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim  Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim (Jawi: محمد فااشال بن إبراهيم) (born 16 June 1968) is a Singaporean politician and associate professor currently serving as the Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development since May 2017 after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the Cabinet reshuffle, he was then promoted from Parliamentary Secretary to Senior Parliamentary Secretary. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was previously the Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development from 2015 to 2017. He also currently serves as a Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC for the ward of Nee Soon Central. He has been a Member of Parliament since the 2006 Singaporean general election. Faishal began his career at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, before joining the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1996 as a Senior Tutor. He became an Associate Professor of the University in 2000. Faishal first joined parliament at the 2006 general election as an MP for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (which was uncontested and resulted in a walkover). At the 2011 general election, he was elected as an MP for the Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency. In July 2012, Faishal was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport. In October 2015, following the Cabinet reshuffle, Faishal was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. Faishal had his early education at Telok Kurau East Primary School, Bedok South Primary School, Bedok View Secondary School and Nanyang Junior College. He then went on to the National University of Singapore, where he completed Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Master of Science degrees in Real Estate Management. He subsequently earned a PhD in Management Science at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. A Muslim, Faishal is married and has two children.