Faishal Ibrahim in discussions to return to academia: NUS

SINGAPORE – Former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim is discussing arrangements for a return to academia with the National University of Singapore.

An NUS spokesperson said this on Aug 24 in response to queries from The Straits Times.

Faishal, who was also Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, resigned from political office and as an MP on July 20 over a “lapse of judgment” in handling his interactions with a woman, who is a member of the public.

He was succeeded by Zaqy Mohamad.

Faishal was with the National University of Singapore as an associate professor in the university’s real estate department before taking political office, and joined the front bench in 2012 as a parliamentary secretary for transport.

A career academic before joining politics, he was first elected as part of the PAP’s Marine Parade GRC team in 2006 and was re-elected for three more terms in Nee Soon GRC.

He returned to Marine Parade for the 2025 General Election, where his team won uncontested.

He was promoted to senior parliamentary secretary in 2017, holding portfolios in education, and social and family development.

In 2020, he became a minister of state.

In PM Wong’s Cabinet reshuffle in May 2025 following the general election, he was promoted to senior minister of state and acting minister.