HOW IT STARTED
The 1st National Convention of Singapore Muslim Professionals was held in 1990, in response to the worrying figures in the national statistics as charted by the Muslim community then. The community was over-represented in several social ills but was also sorely lagging in many critical areas of development especially those in education and employment.
The convention was considered a ground-up initiative for its time as it was initiated by a group of young Muslim professionals. They mobilised about 500 of their fellow peers to convene and brainstorm for the well-being and future of the Singapore Muslim community.
The convention resulted in the formation of the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in 1991.
CONVENTION AS A MOVEMENT OF MUSLIM PROFESSIONALS
The successful mobilisation of members from the Muslim professionals community during the 1st convention was considered as epochal. It signified the emergence of a generation of Singaporean Muslims that was ready to step up and serve the community.
CONVENTION ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Hazni Aris
Chairman, Convention Steering Committee
Vice-Chairman, AMP
Global MBA candidate, University of Manchester
Edwin Ignatious
Head, Seniors Panel
Board Member, AMP
Deputy Director (Legal), Singapore Food Agency
Fathurrahman Hj M Dawoed
Head, Family Panel
Board Member, AMP
Executive Director, Andalus Corporation Pte Ltd
Khairulnizam Massuan
Head, Community Advocates Panel
Board Member, AMP
Senior Manager, International Programmes, Mercy Relief
Dr Humairah Zainal
Head, Youth Panel
Exco Member, Centre for Research on Islamic & Malay Affairs (RIMA)
Research Fellow, Singapore General Hospital | Associate Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Mohksin Rashid
Head, Convention Secretariat
Executive Director, AMP
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES
PANEL
Nailul Hafiz
CEO, Principal Consultant, Asian Leaders Institute
Dr Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Global Affairs, Nanyang Technological University
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Mohamad Hairil Johari
Senior Academy Officer, Physical Education & Sports Teacher Academy, Ministry of Education
Nor Lastrina Hamid
Sustainability Advocate | Co-Founder, Singapore Youth for Climate Action
Nur Suliani Md Noor
Co-Founder, Kowabunga! Global Pte Ltd
FAMILY
PANEL
Mohamed Noordin Yusuff Marican
Director, Cyber Security and IT, Circles.Life
Hafiz Othman
Executive Director, Emaan Catalyst Community Ltd
Khairul Ruzaini
Owner, SmartMamat.com | Lead, Marketing & Partnerships, ShopBack
Nadia Hanim Abdul Rahman
Director, Alwafa | Co-founder, Our Little Ummah Learning Centre
Siti Nurzakiah Zar’an
Senior Medical Social Worker, KK Women's & Children's Hospital
SENIORS
PANEL
Dr Nur Farhan Alami
Geriatrician, Raffles Medical Group
Siti Mariam Mohamad Salim
Therapist, Private Space | Master of Arts in Art Therapy (Candidate), LASALLE College of the Arts
Abdul Hamid Abdullah
Golden Age Lifestyle Coach | Retired audit director | Founding member and past Chairman of AMP
Normala Manap
Director, Age Matters Consultancy and Training
YOUTH
PANEL
Faris Ridzuan
Master’s Candidate, Malay Studies, National University of Singapore | Teaching Assistant, Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Farisha Ishak
Singer & Youth Advocate | MBA Candidate, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Kaven Siddique Lim
Director, Converts Central
Khairul Rusydi
Co-Founder & CEO, Reactor School
