Raeesah Khan

Raeesah Khan
راعيسىه خن
Khan in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Sengkang GRC
(Compassvale)
In office
10 July 2020 – 30 November 2021
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byVacant (Ward supported by other Members of Sengkang GRC)
Majority4,898 (4.24%)
Personal details
Born
Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan

(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 30)
Singapore
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Workers' Party
(2018–2021)
Spouse
Mahadhir Caffoor
(m. 2018)
Children2
Parent(s)Farid Khan (father)
Naeemah Shaikh (mother)
RelativesYusuf Khan (brother)
Alma materMurdoch University (Bcom.)
Occupation
  • Social Activist
  • Politician

Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (Jawi: راعيسىه خن; born 10 November 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GRC between 2020 and 2021.

Khan resigned as a member from the Workers' Party (WP) and her seat as Member of Parliament (MP) on 30 November 2021 after repeatedly lying in Parliament on multiple occasions.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Raeesah Khan resigns from WP, steps down as Sengkang MP (FULL STATEMENT)". Yahoo Singapore. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Raeesah Begum Bte Farid Khan". Retrieved 11 July 2020.