Mohd Fahmi bin Aliman ( Jawi: محمد فهمى عليمن; born 1972) is a Singaporean businessman and politician who served as Mayor of South East District from 2020 to 2025. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the

Geylang Serai Geylang () is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west. Geylang is p ...

division of

Marine Parade GRC The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the Central Region, Singapore, central, East Region, Singapore, eastern and North-East Region, Singapore, north-eastern are ...

from 2020 to 2025.

Early life and education

Fahmi was born in 1972 in

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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

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before graduating from

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP, ) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963 by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, NP is renowned for its business programmes and ...

with a

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. Fahmi subsequently went on to complete a

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with honours degree at the

University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...

. He also has a graduate diploma from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University ...

in defence technological science.

Career

Military career

Fahmi served in the

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for 26 years and attained the rank

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. He was deployed for six months to

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, Sumatra, Indonesia for the Aceh Monitoring Mission in 2005, and six months in

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, Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Singapore's contribution to the

International Security Assistance Force The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, Resolution 1386 ac ...

(ISAF). He was awarded

Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) The Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) () is a decoration awarded to any member of the Singapore Armed Forces who has placed himself above his peers through commendable achievements in military command or staff work, or who has performed service over a ...

in 2014 and Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017. In 2019, Fahmi left the

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(SAF) and had a brief stint as the deputy chief executive of

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(MUIS), before leaving to join the

National Trades Union Congress The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) internationally, is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore. NTUC leads the labour movement of Singapore, comprising 59 affilia ...

(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

against the

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. His running mates were

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Tan See Leng Tan See Leng ( zh, s=陈诗龙, p=Chén Shīlóng, poj=Tân Si-lêng, first=poj; born 24 December 1964) is a Singaporean politician and former medical practitioner who has been serving as Minister for Manpower since 2021 and Second Minister ...

, and

Edwin Tong Edwin Charles Tong Chun Fai. In this Chinese name, the family name is Tong. In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Edwin Charles Tong and the Chinese-style name is Tong Chun Fai. (born 12 August 1969) is a Singaporean politician ...

. 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. Fahmi was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Vice-Chairperson since 2015. Fahmi retired from politics on 20 April 2025 and was replaced by Diana Pang.

Personal life

Fahmi is married and has four children. He is also the football advisor for

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club

Geylang International Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, that competes in Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 and played their first season ...

Awards

* Commendation Medal (Military) in 2014 * Long Service Medal (Military) in 2017

References

External links

Mohd Fahmi Aliman
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahmi Aliman Living people 1972 births National University of Singapore alumni Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni Alumni of the University of Liverpool People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore Singaporean politicians of Malay descent Singaporean Muslims Mayors of Singapore