1. Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan is a Singaporean social activist and former Worker's Party politician.
17 Facts About Raeesah Khan
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Raeesah Khan was the Member of Parliament representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GRC between 2020 and 2021.
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Raeesah Khan is the daughter of ethnic Malay parents of mixed-race ancestry.
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Raeesah Khan's father, Farid Khan bin Kaim Khan, is a marine service businessman of mixed Indian-Pakistani descent who was one of the candidates of the 2017 presidential election, and his wife, Naeemah Shaik bte Abu Bakar, is of Arab descent.
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Raeesah Khan became a member of the Workers' Party in 2018, having previously volunteered in the party's grassroots activities.
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On 30 June 2020, Raeesah Khan was announced as one of the party's four members contesting the Sengkang Group Representation Constituency as part of the 2020 Singaporean general election, alongside Jamus Lim, He Ting Ru, and Louis Chua.
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WP later came out to support Raeesah Khan; Raeesah Khan apologised and released a statement stating that her intention was "never to cause social divisions but to raise awareness on minority issues", adding that she regretted making her "insensitive" comments.
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Raeesah Khan was the youngest Member of Parliament in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.
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On 3 August 2021, Raeesah Khan made an allegation against the Singapore Police Force during a parliamentary debate on empowering women.
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Raeesah Khan agreed to file a parliamentary question if it was about questions related to the issue, adding that the speech was not to cast aspersions on the police and clarifying later that the police can be the solution.
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Raeesah Khan said she was unsuccessful in contacting the victim after the incident happened, adding that she would communicate directly with the Ministry of Home Affairs in the future if a similar situation occurred.
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On 20 October 2021, the police said that an extensive search had not managed to identify the case in question, adding that Raeesah Khan had not responded to their requests to provide more details about the case.
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On 1 November 2021, Raeesah Khan admitted that she had lied on three occasions about the alleged incident in Parliament.
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Raeesah Khan did not have the victim's consent to share the incident in Parliament.
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On 30 November 2021, Raeesah Khan submitted her resignation from the Workers' Party and Parliament following the probe over her admission of lying.
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Raeesah Khan posted on her social media accounts her letter of resignation addressed to Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin.
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Furthermore, the Party leaders voted overwhelmingly to ask Raeesah Khan to resign even before she did so, with expulsion if she did not resign.