Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs

Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs is a position in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim community in Singapore. The Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) is under the purview of the Minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs. In 1977, Dr. Ahmad Mattar was appointed Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. Previously, there were no minister with a reference to Muslim Affairs as part of a minister's official duties.[1][2]

Before Dr. Ahmad Mattar, ministers like Mr. Othman Wok (the then Minister for Social Affairs and Sports) or Mr. A. Rahim Ishak (the then Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs) were involved in the administration of Muslim affairs.

Since 24 April 2018, the position is held by Masagos Zulkifli.

MinisterStart of termEnd of term
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs
Dr. Ahmad Mattar19771993 [3]
Abdullah Tarmugi199324 March 2002
Yaacob Ibrahim25 March 200224 April 2018
Masagos Zulkifli24 April 2018Incumbent

References
  1. "Valedictory Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Mr Abdullah Tarmugi". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. "Valedictory Letter from PM Lee Hsien Loong to Dr Yaacob Ibrahim". Prime Minister's Office. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. Koh, Jaime. "Ahmad Mattar". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 November 2018.


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