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Introduction
Zaqy Mohamad is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Manpower, and Defence since 2020. A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Marsiling ward of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020. He was also Deputy Government Whip from 2019 to 2020 and has been Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament since 2020.
Zaqy was a consultant and had worked at Arthur Andersen, IBM Business Consulting Services, Avanade, Dimension Data, and Ernst & Young before entering politics. He made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Hong Kah GRC. After they won by an uncontested walkover, Zaqy became a Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward.
He stood for election with the PAP team in Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections and retained his parliamentary seat in both elections. In the 2020 general election, he switched to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and became the Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward after winning the election. Since 2018, he had been serving as Minister of State and later Senior Minister of State at the Ministries of National Development (2018–2020), Manpower (2018–present), and Defence (2020–present).
Early life
| Name | Zaqy Mohamad |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Age | 47 years |
| Salary | $162,574 to $475,483 |
Zaqy bin Mohamad was September 15, 1974 (age 47 years) in Singapore. He was educated at Saint Michael’s School, Raffles Institution, and Raffles Junior College. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). During his time in NTU, he was the president of the students’ union and he championed student welfare and financial assistance programs for needy students. He also completed a master’s degree in financial engineering under a program conducted by NTU and Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
Zaqy Mohamad was a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen from 1999 to 2002 before he became a business consultant at IBM Business Consulting Services from 2002 to 2005. He then became the Solutions Director at Avanade in 2005 before becoming Sales Head at Dimension Data in 2008. In 2014, he joined Ernst & Young as a partner with the ASEAN Business Development unit.
Zaqy entered politics in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member People’s Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Hong Kah GRC. After the PAP team won by an uncontested walkover, Zaqy became a Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Hong Kah GRC.
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During the 2011 general election, Hong Kah GRC was reconstituted as Chua Chu Kang GRC so Zaqy contested in this new GRC as part of a five-member PAP team. They won with 61.2% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party and Zaqy continued serving as the Member of Parliament representing the Keat Hong ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC.
He joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Chua Chu Kang GRC and they won with 76.89% of the vote against the People’s Power Party during the 2015 general election. Zaqy was co-opted into the PAP’s Central Executive Committee on 5 January 2015 but had to leave due to regulatory compliance reasons as he was also working at Ernst & Young, which was the auditor for the PAP.
On 8 August 2017, after Halimah Yacob resigned from her position as a Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC to participate in the 2017 presidential election, Zaqy was appointed as a grassroots adviser, under the government-linked People’s Association, for the Marsiling ward.
Zaqy Mohamad was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower on May 1, 2018. He also served as Deputy Government Whip from 6 June 2019 to 18 August 2020.
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In the 2020 general election, Zaqy joined the four-member PAP team contesting in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and they won with 63.18% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party, after which Zaqy became the Member of Parliament representing the Marsiling ward.
Wife
Zaqy Mohamad is married to Haryane Mustajab, they had their wedding in the 2000s in a private ceremony in Singapore. His wife is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Finance at law firm Bird & Bird ATMD. However, on 27 July 2020, Zaqy was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Defence. He also became Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament on 20 August 2020.
Zaqy Mohamad net worth
How much is Zaqy Mohamad worth? Zaqy Mohamad’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as a politician. Mohamad’s successful career has earned him a luxurious lifestyle and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Singapore. His salary for 2022 ranges from $162,574 to $475,483, but with bonuses, benefits and various other compensation, he made significantly more than his salary in the year 2020.