Fadli Fawzi

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Fadli Fawzi
فضلي فوزي
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
Assumed office
3 May 2025
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • sociologist

Muhammad Fadli bin Mohammed Fawzi [a] (born 17 March 1985) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, and sociologist. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), he was elected its Deputy Organising Secretary in 2025. Fadli has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kaki Bukit division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025.

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Early life and education

Fadli was born in Singapore on 17 March 1985 to a middle-class Malay family. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was a teacher. [1]

He attended Jaya Primary School, Victoria School, and Nanyang Junior College before earning a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in 2008 and a Master of Social Science in Sociology in 2010 from the National University of Singapore. His thesis focused on social mobility and inequality in Singapore’s education system. [2]

Fadli later obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the Singapore Management University in 2016 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2017. [3]

Career

Academic and policy work

From 2010 to 2013, Fadli worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies within the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. His research addressed social inequality, ethnic relations, and public housing policy. [4] Fadli also worked at the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) as a senior research and policy development executive until 2013. [5]

After becoming a qualified lawyer, Fadli joined Tan & Associates in 2017, where he focused on civil litigation and pro bono work. In 2019, he founded Fawzi Law LLC, specialising in community law, employment disputes, and human rights cases. [6] Fadli currently works at Inkwell Law Corporation, specializing in litigation work. [5]

Political career

Fadli joined the WP in 2011 and volunteered in Aljunied GRC. He later served on the executive committee of the party's Youth Wing and was elected to the central executive committee (CEC) in 2018. [7]

During the 2020 general election, Fadli contested in the five-member Marine Parade GRC; he drew attention for his critiques on inequality and ethnic integration policies. [8] The WP team lost to Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his team representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP) with 42.26% of the vote. [9] [10]

During the 2025 general election, Fadli was announced as a candidate for the WP-held Aljunied GRC replacing Faisal Manap who moved to Tampines GRC. The WP won reelection with 59.71% of the vote. [11] [12]

Personal life

Fadli is married to Nur Aisyah Binte Abdullah, a secondary school teacher, and they have one child. He is fluent in English and Malay. [13]

He volunteers with groups such as the Association of Muslim Professionals and 4PM (Malay Youth Literary Association). [14]

Notes

  1. Jawi: محمد فضلي بن محمد فوزي

References

  1. "GE2020: Meet the Workers' Party's new faces". The Straits Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. "Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi – Biography". The Workers' Party. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. "Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules - Admission of Advocates and Solicitors in 2017". Supreme Court of Singapore. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. Fawzi, Fadli (2012). "Public Housing and Social Integration in Singapore: An Analysis of Spatial Distribution Patterns". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 43 (2): 345–368. doi:10.1017/S0022463412000124.
  5. 1 2 "Fadli Fawzi". www.wp.sg. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. "Legal aid for the underprivileged: Singapore lawyers making a difference". Channel News Asia. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. "Workers' Party elects new central executive committee". The Straits Times. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. "GE2020: Workers' Party candidate challenges Minister on ethnic integration policies". TODAY. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. "GE2020: PAP retains Marine Parade GRC with 57.76% of votes against WP". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  11. "GE2025: WP retains strongholds in Aljunied and Hougang despite national swing to PAP". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  12. "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  13. "GE2020: Meet the candidates - Workers' Party introduces second batch of candidates". Channel News Asia. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  14. "Our Community Partners". Association of Muslim Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2025.