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| birth_date        = 1978
| birth_date        = 1978
| education          = Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD - Sports Science)
| education          = Bachelor of Science (Ed), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD - Sports Science)
| alma mater        = Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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}}<blockquote>For a complete directory of the 192 candidates in Singapore's 2020 General Elections, click [[Singapore General Elections 2020: Constituency candidates|here]].</blockquote>Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah (born 1978) is a Singaporean politician and a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic. He is also the former chairman of ''Al-Islah'' mosque in Punggol.<ref>Ng Jing Yng. "[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/individuals-communities-have-make-conscious-choice-integrate-dpm-teo Individuals, communities have to make conscious choice to integrate: DPM Teo]". ''TODAY''. January 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> In June 2020, he was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate in the 2020 General Elections and contested in the Jalan Besar GRC.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> As of 10 July 2020, he is an elected Member of Parliament (MP).
 
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah (born 1978) is a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic and the former chairman of ''Al-Islah'' mosque in Punggol.<ref>Ng Jing Yng. "[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/individuals-communities-have-make-conscious-choice-integrate-dpm-teo Individuals, communities have to make conscious choice to integrate: DPM Teo]". ''TODAY''. January 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> In June 2020, he was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate in the 2020 General Elections.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Wan Rizal is a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic's School of Sports, Health and Leisure.<ref>Republic Polytechnic - School of Sports, Health and Leisure. ''Facebook''. July 15, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/RP.SHL/photos/a.250462955023406/1437354726334217/?type=1&theater</ref> Before obtaining a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science, he was a physical education teacher at Hougang Primary School.<ref>"[https://www.nie.edu.sg/docs/default-source/GPL/GTK/gtk_a1-wan-rizal_iz(nil)_cnkw.pdf?sfvrsn=cbb065a4_2 Getting To Know Our Students]". ''National Institute of Education''. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>
Wan Rizal is a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic's School of Sports, Health and Leisure.<ref>Republic Polytechnic - School of Sports, Health and Leisure. ''Facebook''. July 15, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/RP.SHL/photos/a.250462955023406/1437354726334217/?type=1&theater</ref> Before obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science, he was a physical education teacher at Hougang Primary School.<ref>"[https://www.nie.edu.sg/docs/default-source/GPL/GTK/gtk_a1-wan-rizal_iz(nil)_cnkw.pdf?sfvrsn=cbb065a4_2 Getting To Know Our Students]". ''National Institute of Education''. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>


===Family===
===Early life & family===
As of June 2020, Wan Rizal is married with four children.<ref>Heng, Janice. "[https://www.sgsme.sg/news/social-issues-are-focus-four-pap-candidates Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates]". ''The Business Times''. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>
For six years of his life, Wan Rizal grew up in a ''kampung''.<ref>People's Action Party. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qccx7_u609o PAP Candidate: Wan Rizal]". ''YouTube''. June 28, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref> As of June 2020, Wan Rizal is married with four children.<ref>Heng, Janice. "[https://www.sgsme.sg/news/social-issues-are-focus-four-pap-candidates Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates]". ''The Business Times''. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He had met his wife while training to be a teacher at the National Institute of Education (NIE).<ref>Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-new-candidate-wan-rizal-meet-the-people-session-12900650 GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward]". ''Channel News Asia''. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref>


===Education===
===Education===
In secondary school, Wan Rizal was a student in the Normal Academic stream.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He then enrolled in Temasek Polytechnic, obtaining a diploma before joining the National Institute of Education (NIE).<ref>Heng, Janice. "[https://www.sgsme.sg/news/social-issues-are-focus-four-pap-candidates Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates]". ''The Business Times''. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a degree in physical education in 2009.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> In 2015, Wan Rizal obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science from the university.<ref>"[https://www.linkedin.com/in/wan-rizal-bin-wan-zakariah-48183686/?originalSubdomain=sg Wan Rizal Bin Wan Zakariah]". ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He started his PhD studies as a part-time Masters degree student in 2009 before converting to a full-time PhD student in 2010.<ref>Ng, Audrey. "[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/delving-into-research-on-skill-mastery Delving into research on skill mastery]". ''The Straits Times''. July 2, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>
In secondary school, Wan Rizal was a student in the Normal Academic stream.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He then enrolled in Temasek Polytechnic, obtaining a diploma before joining the NIE.<ref>Heng, Janice. "[https://www.sgsme.sg/news/social-issues-are-focus-four-pap-candidates Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates]". ''The Business Times''. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a degree in physical education in 2009.<ref>"[https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-profiles-of-paps-new-candidates Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates]". ''The Straits Times''. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>  
 
====Post-graduate studies====
In 2015, Wan Rizal obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).<ref>"[https://www.linkedin.com/in/wan-rizal-bin-wan-zakariah-48183686/?originalSubdomain=sg Wan Rizal Bin Wan Zakariah]". ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> He started his PhD studies as a part-time Masters degree student in 2009 before converting to a full-time PhD student in 2010.<ref>Ng, Audrey. "[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/delving-into-research-on-skill-mastery Delving into research on skill mastery]". ''The Straits Times''. July 2, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref>
 
===Community involvement & leadership===
Wan Rizal has been involved in community work since 2010 when he was appointed as the chairman of the mosque building committee for ''Al-Islah'' mosque.<ref>"[https://www.nie.edu.sg/docs/default-source/GPL/GTK/gtk_a1-wan-rizal_iz(nil)_cnkw.pdf?sfvrsn=cbb065a4_2 Getting To Know Our Students]". ''National Institute of Education''. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref><ref>Ho, Olivia and Hariz Baharudin. "[https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/pap-candidates-must-have-integrity-and-sense-purpose-dpm-heng PAP candidates must have integrity and sense of purpose: DPM Heng]". ''The New Paper''. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref> Apart from that, he has also been involved in Punggol's Interracial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC).<ref>"[https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/community-groups-sit-on-singapores-new-drone-regulatory-advisory-body/ Community groups sit on Singapore’s new drone regulatory advisory body]". ''Urban Air Mobility''. May 28, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2020. </ref> He has also engaged in grassroots work with the People's Action Party (PAP), having assisted former Members of Parliament (MP) Zainal Sapari and Charles Chong.<ref>Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-new-candidate-wan-rizal-meet-the-people-session-12900650 GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward]". ''Channel News Asia''. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref>
 
==Politics==


===Grassroots involvement===
===General Elections 2020 - Candidate (Jalan Besar GRC)===
Wan Rizal has been involved in community work since 2010 when he was appointed as the chairman of the mosque building committee for ''Al-Islah'' mosque.<ref>"[https://www.nie.edu.sg/docs/default-source/GPL/GTK/gtk_a1-wan-rizal_iz(nil)_cnkw.pdf?sfvrsn=cbb065a4_2 Getting To Know Our Students]". ''National Institute of Education''. Accessed on 26 June 2020.</ref> Apart from that, he has also been involved in Punggol's Interracial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC).<ref>"[https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/community-groups-sit-on-singapores-new-drone-regulatory-advisory-body/ Community groups sit on Singapore’s new drone regulatory advisory body]". ''Urban Air Mobility''. May 28, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2020. </ref>
Wan Rizal was introduced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate on 25 June 2020. He was announced as a candidate contesting for Jalan Besar GRC on 29 June 2020.<ref>Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-pap-new-candidate-wan-rizal-meet-the-people-session-12900650 GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward]". ''Channel News Asia''. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref> On the PAP website, he is quoted to have said the following:<ref>"[https://www.pap.org.sg/candidates/wan-rizal/ Dr Wan Rizal]". ''People's Action Party''. Accessed on 7 July 2020.</ref><blockquote>"I always hope for the best possible future for my young children and ageing parents. This means quality education and healthcare. I also draw motivation from the people I often meet. These may be my students or residents or fellow volunteers. Each of them has a unique background, transforming adversity to success."</blockquote>The People's Action Party team won Jalan Besar GRC with 65.37 per cent of the votes.<ref>"[https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2020.html 2020 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS]". ''Elections Department Singapore''. Accessed on 13 July 2020.</ref>


==References/ Citations==
==References/ Citations==
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Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
Wan Rizal PAP.jpg
Born1978
EducationBachelor of Science (Ed), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD - Sports Science)
Alma materNanyang Technological University (NTU)

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Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah (born 1978) is a Singaporean politician and a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic. He is also the former chairman of Al-Islah mosque in Punggol.[1] In June 2020, he was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate in the 2020 General Elections and contested in the Jalan Besar GRC.[2] As of 10 July 2020, he is an elected Member of Parliament (MP).

Background

Wan Rizal is a senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic's School of Sports, Health and Leisure.[3] Before obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science, he was a physical education teacher at Hougang Primary School.[4]

Early life & family

For six years of his life, Wan Rizal grew up in a kampung.[5] As of June 2020, Wan Rizal is married with four children.[6] He had met his wife while training to be a teacher at the National Institute of Education (NIE).[7]

Education

In secondary school, Wan Rizal was a student in the Normal Academic stream.[8] He then enrolled in Temasek Polytechnic, obtaining a diploma before joining the NIE.[9] He graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a degree in physical education in 2009.[10]

Post-graduate studies

In 2015, Wan Rizal obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Science from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).[11] He started his PhD studies as a part-time Masters degree student in 2009 before converting to a full-time PhD student in 2010.[12]

Community involvement & leadership

Wan Rizal has been involved in community work since 2010 when he was appointed as the chairman of the mosque building committee for Al-Islah mosque.[13][14] Apart from that, he has also been involved in Punggol's Interracial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC).[15] He has also engaged in grassroots work with the People's Action Party (PAP), having assisted former Members of Parliament (MP) Zainal Sapari and Charles Chong.[16]

Politics

General Elections 2020 - Candidate (Jalan Besar GRC)

Wan Rizal was introduced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate on 25 June 2020. He was announced as a candidate contesting for Jalan Besar GRC on 29 June 2020.[17] On the PAP website, he is quoted to have said the following:[18]

"I always hope for the best possible future for my young children and ageing parents. This means quality education and healthcare. I also draw motivation from the people I often meet. These may be my students or residents or fellow volunteers. Each of them has a unique background, transforming adversity to success."

The People's Action Party team won Jalan Besar GRC with 65.37 per cent of the votes.[19]

References/ Citations

  1. ↑ Ng Jing Yng. "Individuals, communities have to make conscious choice to integrate: DPM Teo". TODAY. January 23, 2016. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Republic Polytechnic - School of Sports, Health and Leisure. Facebook. July 15, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/RP.SHL/photos/a.250462955023406/1437354726334217/?type=1&theater
  4. ↑ "Getting To Know Our Students". National Institute of Education. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  5. ↑ People's Action Party. "PAP Candidate: Wan Rizal". YouTube. June 28, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Heng, Janice. "Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates". The Business Times. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward". Channel News Asia. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Heng, Janice. "Social issues are focus for four PAP candidates". The Business Times. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Wan Rizal Bin Wan Zakariah". LinkedIn. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Ng, Audrey. "Delving into research on skill mastery". The Straits Times. July 2, 2017. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Getting To Know Our Students". National Institute of Education. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Ho, Olivia and Hariz Baharudin. "PAP candidates must have integrity and sense of purpose: DPM Heng". The New Paper. June 26, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Community groups sit on Singapore’s new drone regulatory advisory body". Urban Air Mobility. May 28, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  16. ↑ Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward". Channel News Asia. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Aqil Haziq Mahmud. "GE2020: The new PAP candidate who went from meet-the-people sessions to a minister’s ward". Channel News Asia. July 6, 2020. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  18. ↑ "Dr Wan Rizal". People's Action Party. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "2020 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department Singapore. Accessed on 13 July 2020.
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