Zainal Sapari
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The Honourable Zainal Sapari MP |
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| زاينل ساڤري | |
Zainal Sapari at the opening ceremony of Loyang Bus Depot
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| Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East) | |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmed Magad |
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| Born | 30 November 1965 |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University |
| Religion | Islam |
Zainal Sapari, MP (Jawi: زاينل ساڤري; born November 30, 1965) is a Member of the 12th Parliament of Singapore for the Pasir Ris East Constituency which is part of the Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. He is a politician from Singapore’s main governing political party, the People’s Action Party and is also currently serving in the National Trades Union Congress as the Assistant Secretary-General. Zainal is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University with a Master of Arts in Educational Management, through which he has served for 20 years in the education service before embarking on his political career.
Zainal came from a family of seven, with his father working as a rank-and-file employee and his mother providing domestic assistance to an expatriate family. His family background would have shaped his future political cause of supporting low-wage workers.
Zainal was a St John’s cadet in Saint Andrew’s Secondary School where he was given positions of responsibility and developed his leadership skills. While in Temasek Junior College, he actively participated in sports and represented in his schools’ annual sports meet. He was also the chief editor of an in-house Malay language publication of his junior college.
In 1986, Zainal was awarded the government’s Special Malay bursary where he became the first person in his family to pursue university education. He continued his education in National University of Singapore to graduate with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) which propelled him into his career in education service. In his course of duty as a teacher, he went on to further his education in Nanyang Technological University in 2007 to attain a Masters of Arts in Educational Management. Starting off his career as a teacher, Zainal advanced on to become a school principal and then a superintendent with the Ministry of Education, overseeing a cluster of 12 schools in the east area.
Embarking on a political career, Zainal started out union work with the Building Construction And Timber Industries Employees' Union (BATU) as a Director (Special Duty) of Industrial Relations, which was aligned to his interest in aiding low-wage workers. He progressed on to become the Assistant Secretary-General of National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and Director of NTUC Care and Share Department which helps low-wage workers, and casual and contract workers.
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