Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
The Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim community in Singapore. The minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs also oversee the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA). The incumbent minister is Masagos Zulkifli.
| Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Member of | Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Term length | At the Prime Minister's pleasure |
| Formation | 5 September 1977 |
Ahmad Mattar was appointed as the first Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs in 1977.[1][2]
Before this position was created, then-Minister for Social Affairs and Sports, Othman Wok and then-Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, A. Rahim Ishak were put in charge of the administration of Muslim affairs in the country.
List of ministers-in-charge
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Mattar[3] MP for Brickworks (until 1988) MP for Brickworks GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) |
5 September 1977 |
30 June 1993 |
PAP | Lee K. V | ||
| Lee K. VI | ||||||
| Lee K. VII | ||||||
| Lee K. VIII | ||||||
| Goh I | ||||||
| Goh II | ||||||
| Abdullah Tarmugi MP for Bedok GRC (until 1996) MP for East Coast GRC (from 1997) (born 1944) |
30 June 1993 |
24 March 2002 |
PAP | |||
| Goh III | ||||||
| Goh IV | ||||||
 |
Yaacob Ibrahim MP for Jalan Besar GRC (until 2011) MP for Moulmein–Kallang GRC (from 2011) (born 1955) |
25 March 2002 |
30 April 2018 |
PAP | ||
| Lee H. I | ||||||
| Lee H. II | ||||||
| Lee H. III | ||||||
| Lee H. IV | ||||||
 |
Masagos Zulkifli MP for Tampines GRC (born 1963) |
1 May 2018 |
Incumbent | PAP | ||
| Lee H. V | ||||||
References
- "Valedictory Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Mr Abdullah Tarmugi". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "Valedictory Letter from PM Lee Hsien Loong to Dr Yaacob Ibrahim". Prime Minister's Office. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- Koh, Jaime. "Ahmad Mattar". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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