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Revision as of 06:33, 11 July 2020
Raeesah Begum Farid Khan | |
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Sengkang GRC | |
| Assumed office TBA | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
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| Born | 1994 (age 30–31) Singapore |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | Murdoch University |
| Occupation | Activist, politician |
Raeesah Begum Farid Khan (born 1994) is a Singaporean activist and politician of the Workers' Party.[1] She was elected into the Parliament of Singapore as a representative for the Sengkang Group Representation Constituency following the 2020 Singaporean general election.[2]
Career
Raeesah has been an activist since she was 17, mainly focusing on refugee issues.[1] Prior to entering politics, she studied economics and marketing at Murdoch University.[3] She is also the founder of the Reyna Movement.[1][3]
In the 2020 Singaporean general election, she contested for the Sengkang GRC under the banner of the Workers' Party. She is also the youngest candidate of the party.[3] She was subsequently elected with 52.13% of the votes.[4]
Controversy
Shortly before the 2020 election, Raeesah faced criticisms after her comments which she had made years earlier during the midst of the City Harvest Church scandal resurfaced.[5] According to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), she wrote a comment that the country's law is discriminating citizens while rich Chinese and white people were treated differently.[5] She later apologised for the remark.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Raeesah Begum Bte Farid Khan". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ a b c "WP GE 2020 candidate Raeesah Khan: Being an elected official does not make one "more important than the person cleaning our tables"". 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020: WP scores stunning win in Sengkang, 2nd GRC ever to be won by opposition". 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "WP candidate Raeesah Khan apologises for online comments on race and religion". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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