Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Mohd Fahmi | |
|---|---|
| محمد فهمى عليمن | |
 Fahmi in 2021 | |
| Mayor of South East District | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Maliki Osman |
| Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai) | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Fatimah Lateef |
| Majority | 20,143 (15.52%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Rohana Mohd Salleh |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (BEng) National University of Singapore |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1993–2019 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Aceh Monitoring Mission War in Afghanistan |
Mohd Fahmi bin Aliman (Jawi: محمد فهمى عليمن; born 1972) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of South East District since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai division of Marine Parade GRC since 2020.
Early life and education
Fahmi was born in 1972 in Singapore to a father who was a gas checker and a mother who was a cleaner, and has two siblings.
He attended Jubilee Primary School and Jurong Secondary School before graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma.
Fahmi subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Engineering with honours degree at the University of Liverpool. He also has a graduate diploma from the National University of Singapore in defence technological science.
Career
Military career
Fahmi served in the Singapore Army for 26 years and attained the rank Colonel. He was deployed for six months to Blangpidie, Sumatra, Indonesia for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, and six months in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Singapore's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). He was awarded Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) in 2014 and Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017.
In 2019, Fahmi left the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and had a brief stint as the deputy chief executive of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), before leaving to join the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as Director of the Administration and Research Unit in March 2020.
Political career
Fahmi made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC against the Workers' Party. His running mates were Tan Chuan-Jin, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng, and Edwin Tong. On 11 July 2020, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai ward of Marine Parade GRC after the PAP team garnered 57.76% of the valid votes.
Personal life
Fahmi is married and has four children
Awards
Commendation Medal (Military) in 2014
Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017
