he was a nominated member of parliament in the 8th parliament of singapore after which, he was given the public post of justice of the peace under the prime minister's office in singapore. he served in singapore's 2011 parliamentary elections malay community committee, was the chair of the 2015 parliamentary elections malay community committee, and is once again the chair of the 2017 presidential elections malay community sub-committee – a five-member panel tasked with assessing whether prospective presidential candidates belong to the malay community in singapore.