Faris is a musician, singer-songwriter and Being who dances to the rhythms of silent waves. Amongst other wonderful facets of his ever-evolving being that he lives. Music and the arts have been a constant joy by his side throughout his life. Spurred by the pleasure and passion of creating and enjoying music and the arts, he pursued music as an expression of his life. Although he has never had formal training in music growing up due to his challenging personal circumstances in the domains of health and other areas, he now felt inspired to start learning music theory more formally, from the South Asian tradition, since February 2025.

While he acknowledges that music is a vast unexplored territory, and he had never had any kind of formal music lessons or courses prior, he participated in several national and international competitions before 2025. Following his dedication to music and the arts as a gift and expression of his love for all life, he has won several international and local music competitions and clinched prestigious awards such as, Silver (Voice, Professional Category) Prize Winner of the 2023 Euro-Elite International Music Competitions | Unique Interpretation Award of the 2023 UK International Music Competition | Bronze Prize Winner out of 2 Winners Internationally in the Voice, Professional Category, of the 2023 Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition | Silver (Voice, Professional Artist Category) Prize Winner of the 2022 - 2023 Canadian International Music Competition | Second Prize Winner (Vocal, Professional Category) of the 2023 UK International Music Competition. His music and music achievements have been featured in national Malay news, a national news studio, on other social media , and other platforms.

Faris has emceed for events such as International Migrants' Day, weddings, national arts events and many more. He has emcee-ed in Malay, Mandarin, French and English, along with other languages. His first emceeing in French was during the Olympiades Francophones (Southeast Asian French Language Competition), where he won first prize over 19 other finalists from the 10 ASEAN countries. He was asked to “pretend” to be an unofficial emcee or guide for a tour around a tourist spot as a joke. He enjoyed it, and this inspired in him the passion and joy in engaging and interacting with different peoples from all walks of life, in different languages, around a common shared vision - through emceeing and other ways.

Faris obtained the Advanced Diploma of French Language Proficiency, Humanities and Social Sciences (DALF C2). DALF C2 is the highest level of diploma issued by France’s Ministry of National Education, for French as a foreign language. This ascertains that Faris’ proficiency in the French language is illustrated by precision, appropriateness and fluency of expression. DALF C2 diploma holders are capable of using the language for business, academic and other advanced-level purposes and are classified as, Proficient user (mastery level), which qualifies him to enter Master’s and postgraduate programmes in France and Francophone universities. A B2 level qualifies one for French language undergraduate studies leading to a Bachelor’s Degree. Faris specialised in the Humanities and Social Sciences for his Advanced Diploma of French Language Proficiency, before he subsequently obtained his First Class Honours in Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore, where he majored in Sociology and minored in European Studies, learning German up to the intermediate level.

Aside from his love for connecting through the spoken and written word and deep literacy, he was a prior English and Malay debater. Faris won Best Speaker for each round of the national Malay debates programme in Singapore, Bahas 4PM. He then proceeded to win Best Overall Speaker for the finals for Bahas 4PM. He was sent with other top Malay debaters to Brunei to compete at the regional level at Titian Minda. Faris emerged Best Overall Debater again. Additionally, he was also the best overall speaker for a national inter-varsity Malay oratorical competition. However, what truly sparked joy in him was learning the multitudes of different cultures, and hidden gems of interacting with fellow participants. He recalled being asked to sing as the Juara for a Dikir Barat performance at a kampong in Brunei - a session that was unforgettable. He has run and been invited to conduct trainings and workshops in debates since then at schools and other platforms. He has also been invited as a judge for the current national Malay debates a number of times.

Although he sees the value of debate, he proceeded to delve deeply into deepening and learning what dialogue and sincere & authentic connections could contribute to an individual’s, a family's, a community's, and a society's flourishing and interdependent thriving. He has had the privilege of learning from highly skilled and competent dialogue facilitators and leaders in interfaith and diversity and inclusion. Faris was also fortunate to learn from international peers & leaders in the art of dialogue at international platforms. Some examples include his experience during his role as a delegate at a Youth Conference held in conjuction with Japan-ASEAN Summit, as a head delegate at Model ASEM, and more recently, at the Global Peace Summit in Dubai, where he was voted in as the Best Male Delegate by all the international delegates present.

Faris has played roles such as education and youth policy officer, tech product policy manager, branding and curriculum lead, strategy lead, manpower lead and social science and interdisciplinary researcher.

He is a dedicated and passionate teacher, educator, mentor, coach and learning facilitator. He has taught students from various backgrounds - corporate leaders, postgraduate students, primary school students to junior college students, Islamic madrasah students, Catholic priests-in-training, adult learners, social service professionals, and many others. Faris taught subjects as varied as mathematics and physics, Malay and French, theatre and debate, as well as interdisciplinary studies and perspectives. He has also taught in Malay, French, Arabic & English. Faris has tutored Asian Studies and Malay Studies in the National University of Singapore (NUS), and won teaching awards from NUS in 2022 and 2023. He also won the SuperTeacher award for his voluntary role as trainer in a social service agency. He has also been engaged for curriculum and pedagogical design and educational & brand consultancy.

Faris was awarded a certificate of recognition for being an Outstanding Mentor for the Asian Environmental Youth Network, where he mentored in Arabic and English for youths who were based in countries including Yemen (Arabic speaking only), China and Nepal. He has also coached various counterparts from France, Singapore, Hong Kong and many others, in languages such as French, Malay, Mandarin and English.

Faris was also awarded a full scholarship to be trained in Compassion-Based Approaches to Working with Shame. He incorporates emotional learning in his coaching, mentoring, teaching and facilitation. In addition, he obtained qualifications and certifications in Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance from the Insititute for Adult Learning Singapore based in the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He has obtained the Foundation Certification for the Teaching Assistant’s Programme, a Mental Health Literacy Credential and Suicide Prevention Credential from the National University of Singapore. Faris received scholarships from the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, and Advanced Coaching Practicum. He is a Certified Organisational Coach by the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, and has a certification in the foundations of ontological coaching by Advanced Coaching Practicum. He also has a certification in Practical Coaching Skills to Manage Stakeholders by the Executive Coaching & Leadership. He has coached and mentored in English, French, Malay and Arabic, and is currently working towards his international coaching accreditation. He values approaching teaching, mentoring, coaching and learning facilitation carefully from holistic health orientations, bolstered by his lived experience of physical and mental health challenges.

Faris has been leading teams or projects in organisations such as the Singapore Public Service, a leading tech company, a global climate change and mental health advisory, and the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change hosted by the United Nations Institute of Training and Research and Future Earth. He has worked as a 3P consultant and trainer in curriculum development, educational strategy, diversity, and security related issues.

Faris publishes and writes in languages like Malay, French & English. He has published academic or research articles, book chapters & thinkpieces, alongside other creative works such as poetry & film analyses & reviews. Faris has published academic & research pieces in platforms like Taylor and Francis, Springer Nature, BERITA, Fulcrum, ISEAS Perspectives, Karyawan and Journal UIN Said. Faris’ other publications are on news platforms and online arts and literary magazines such as BERITAMediacorp, The Straits Times, Berita Harian, and The MockingOwl Roost. He is Commissioning Editor, Staff Writer, Reviewer & Performing Artist at The MockingOwl Roost.

Faris is also blessed to have served as a Advisor for Connecting Climate Minds Indigenous Advisory Group and Asia Co-Lead for Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change in 2023 and 2024 . He was also a Plenary Speaker for Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2024, held in Finland. He is an author of research and academic publications on climate change & climate change and mental health on platforms such as ClimaHealth (World Metereological Organization; World Health Organisation) & Springer Nature. Faris is also listed on the United Nations Network on Migration’s Expert Database.

Faris was blessed with amazing privileges to advocate for diverse groups through his work and research with others. He was featured in Tamil Murasu, the national Tamil newspaper in Singapore, for his research and advocacy work on the Tamil Speaking community in Singapore, which he presented at the international Tamil Youth Conference. He was also on the Youth Panel for the AMP 4th National Convention, held every ten years, where he co-led research, and strategic recommendations for youth. He was featured on a podcast interview on Youth and Mental Health, live on national Malay media on Ria 89.7 on mental health and on interviews available on social media such as on TikTok, on topics such as social determinants of mental health. He has also published in Malay on the need to deindividualise mental health issues and articles on the same such as “Structures, Objective Fictions and Positive Individualism - From Surviving to Thriving”. He also shares on his experiences in the value of interdependence in facing challenges such as trigeminal neuralgia and other physical and mental health challenges, at platforms like the National University of Singapore with other special needs students. He emphasises the fluid and important rethinking and re-feeling of the intersections of collective and individual responsibility for the flourishing of all concerned. He has also been a trainer, facilitator, training designer and mentor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues with a focus on contextualisation to transcend blanket slogans and to figure out how to interdependently benefit all concerned. He integrates both the arts and humanities, with evidence based and philosophical interdisciplinary social sciences and sciences in his works.

Faris was appointed Class Champion and Class Ambassador by the National University of Singapore in 2015. In more recent years, Faris was awarded the prestigious National University of Singapore Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2023, and was featured in the news with other awardees.

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