Who's Firdaus Daud? The tech lawyer shadowing DPM Gan Kim Yong at Punggol now deployed to serve Kembangan residents.

If you live in Punggol, you may have seen Firdaus Daud around.

In fact, he is often spotted alongside Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

Moving forward, Kembangan residents may meet him more often instead.

Help serve Kembangan ward with the rest of Marine Parade-Braddell Heights MPs

Firdaus has since been deployed to help serve the residents in Kembangan, the former ward of former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.

He will serve as the second grassroots adviser in the ward from Sep. 1, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng said in a Facebook post on Aug. 29.

He will be second grassroots adviser in both Punggol and Kembangan at the start but will relinquish his duties in Punggol to focus on Kembangan.

Seah, who is also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, told The Straits Times that Firdaus will also play a key role in matters concerning the Malay/Muslim community in Kembangan.

Seah believes that this addition will "certainly strengthen the team" in serving residents in Kembangan together.

He also assured that he and the other MPs -- Tin Pei Ling, Goh Pei Ming and Diana Pang -- will continue to serve the Kembangan ward.

This announcement comes about a month after Faishal resigned from politics.

Who is Firdaus Daud?

Here are some key details about Firdaus:

• 42-year-old father of two
• Has been a member of the PAP since 2016
• Served in PAP's Chong Pang branch before becoming the vice-chair at PAP's Punggol branch
• Was a GE2025 reserve candidate for PAP
• Became the second adviser in Punggol GRC after GE2025
• A technology lawyer, with over 15 years of legal experience across Asia
• Serves as a fractional general counsel to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and growth-stage companies under ARLC Legal
• Sits on the board of Pro Bono SG, the charity arm of the Law Society of Singapore, since January 2026
• Serves on the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA), and has worked with many youth at risk previously as a volunteer
• One of the four PAP activists who gave speeches at the 2025 PAP party convention on how the party can respond to global uncertainties and ensure Singaporeans do not get left behind

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