Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Zhulkarnain bin Abdul Rahim (born 23 November 1980) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State for Home Affairs since 27 Jul 2026. As a member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Keat Hong division of Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency since 2020.

Early life and education Zhulkarnain grew up with five siblings while his father was the sole breadwinner of the family.

He studied at National Junior College and graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2005 and subsequently completed a Master of Laws degree in Islamic law and finance in 2013 at the Singapore Management University.

Career Zhulkarnain is a partner at Dentons Rodyk and Davidson. He was named in the Asian Legal Business ALB 40 under 40 2016 List of the brightest young legal minds in the region and a shortlisted finalist in the 2017 Young Lawyer of the Year category of the ALB South East Asia Law Awards. In 2017, he won the JCI Singapore: Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award in the category of Political, Legal and Government Affairs.

Political career Zhulkarnain was fielded in the 2020 general election to contest in Chua Chu Kang GRC on the People's Action Party's (PAP) ticket against the Progress Singapore Party. Zhulkarnain's running mates were Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling, and Don Wee. On 1 July 2024, Zhulkarnain took over as Chairman of the Home Affairs and Law Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) from Murali Pillai who became a Minister of State on the same day. Zhulkarnain was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of Chua Chu Kang Town Council (CCKTC) since 2020.