Zaqy bin Mohamad is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Deputy Leader of the House, Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Senior Minister of State for Defence concurrently since 2020.
14 Facts About Zaqy Mohamad
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Zaqy Mohamad made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Hong Kah GRC and won by an uncontested walkover.
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Zaqy Mohamad contested in Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections and retained his parliamentary seat in both elections.
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Zaqy Mohamad had served as Minister of State for National Development and Minister of State for Manpower concurrently between 2018 and 2020.
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Zaqy Mohamad was educated at St Michael's School, Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical and electronic engineering.
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Zaqy Mohamad was President of NTU Students' Union and he championed student welfare and financial assistance programmes for needy students during his tenure.
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Zaqy Mohamad subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in financial engineering at the Nanyang Technological University.
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Zaqy Mohamad was a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen from 1999 to 2002 before he became a business consultant at IBM Business Consulting Services from 2002 to 2005.
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Zaqy Mohamad then became the Solutions Director at Avanade in 2005 before becoming Sales Head at Dimension Data in 2008.
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Zaqy Mohamad entered politics in the 2006 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party team contesting in Hong Kah GRC.
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On 1 May 2018, Zaqy Mohamad was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower.
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Zaqy Mohamad served as Deputy Government Whip from 6 June 2019 to 18 August 2020.
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On 27 July 2020, Zaqy Mohamad was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Defence.
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Zaqy Mohamad became Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament on 20 August 2020.