Mohammad Alami MUSA is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).
He is a member of the Advisory Panel of the African-Singapore Business Forum and is also a Resource Person for religious harmony for Ministry of Home Affairs. He sits on its Independent Review Panel. He was the Head of Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme at RSIS of the Nanyang Technological University from 2013 to 2023. Mr Alami is a Justice of Peace and is a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also sits on the Board of Honour (Singapore).
Mr Alami has been greatly involved in the Singapore Muslim Identity Project, and actively promotes positive inter-religious relations in both Singapore and the region. Furthermore, Mr Alami was instrumental in setting up Singapore’s first interreligious Harmony Centre. He served as the President of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore from 2003 to August 2013.
For his service to Singapore and society, he was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) during the country’s 50th National Day celebrations. Mr Alami’s area of research is in Islam and Secularism in Singapore. His areas of interest include issues surrounding religion in society, interreligious relations, religious based conflicts, and dialogue. Mr Alami studied at the University of Singapore, where he obtained both his Bachelors and MSc degrees in Engineering.