Until recently, Mr Damanhuri Bin Abas has been the Director of Muhammadiyah Islamic College. He has extensive experience in managing educational organizations, and spent over a decade teaching and training.
Married with five children, Daman holds a Bachelor degree in Architectural Study from the National University of Singapore. Thereafter, he holds a Diploma in Teaching and Training from Cambridge, UK, and a Diploma in Counseling from Kaplan, Singapore.
As a Malay Muslim, Daman is perturbed about the institutionalization of discrimination in Singapore. For example, many Malays feel that they are not being trusted to be in the arm forces. It is also easy to notice the lack of Malay students in Special Assisted School. Daman wishes to ensure that such inequality is being addressed.
He joins the Singapore Democratic Party because it is the only party that concretely spelt out a stand on the Malay issues that he can identify with. An example of the effectiveness of the SDP’s Malay policy paper can be seen in the introduction of Edusave and the recent announcement by the Government to help improve secular education in Madrasah. He hopes Singaporeans will let him be their Voice in Parliament.
Source: http://yoursdp.org
