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SINGAPORE — Although his identity card shows his race as “Pakistani”, presidential hopeful Farid Khan Kaim Khan considers himself “Malay enough” to run in the coming presidential election reserved for Malay candidates. Speaking on Tuesday (July 11) at a press conference held at Village Hotel Changi to announce his intention to contest the September polls, Mr Farid, 62, said: ““I was born in the Malay village in Geylang Serai, the heart of the Malay community. And I adopted the Malay language, and when I studied in school, my second language was Malay... So, I’m very confident that I can be qualified as a Malay.” He was responding to reporters’ question on whether he qualifies as a Malay candidate. Malays in Singapore come from different ethnic backgrounds such as Javanese and Boyanese, said Mr Farid, adding that he sees himself as a Malay of Pakistani descent. Mr Farid’s name was first thrown up as a candidate last month after a group of friends had collected forms for the election on his behalf. At that time, his friends were tightlipped on his identity and would only say that the prospective candidate is above 60 years old, a Malay Muslim, and the chairman of a multinational corporation. The Straits Times subsequently reported that Mr Farid was the mystery man in question, although he declined comment when approached. Mr Farid is the chairman of Singapore-based marine service provider Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific. Married with two children, a 24-year-old daughter and an...

Among those who applied for the Certificate of Eligibility, three declared that they belonged to the Malay community. They are former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, Second Chance Founder Salleh Marican , and chairman of Bourbon Offshore Asia Farid Khan Kaim Khan. We recently covered theAsianparent managed to have a sit-down interview with Mr. Farid Khan, chairman of regional marine services company Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific as well. Mr. Farid Khan lives with his wife, daughter and son in a three-storey bungalow in Eunos. His daughter Raeesah Khan works in non-profit organisation Reyna Movement, and his son Yusuf Khan studies at the Institute of Technical Education College East in Simei. Here then are Mr. Farid Khan’s views on family life and parenting in Singapore… Growing up in Singapore… “I grew up in a kampong… I was born in Geylang Serai, then moved to a village in Paya Lebar. In those days, there were only villages. The concept of flats gained popularity in the 1980s only…” “But I recall that at the time, you could survive, even though you didn’t have much. I saw happy and naughty kids all around. Most of the kids could speak Malay then. Everyone, be it Chinese, Malay or Indian, lived in so much harmony then, even though times were tough, and development, poor.” “In the 1960s, emphasis turned to education and health. Eggs and Milo would get distributed to help malnourished kids… and toothbrushes and cups – all part of raising awareness.” Were you raised by s...

KARACHI: Comedian and actor Farid Khan, who died on Saturday, aged 62, after suffering from jaw cancer for 15 years, was a superstar on stage in the late 1980s and early 1990s whose jokes were clean and contained amusing observations about people. He emerged at a time when Moin Akhtar had yet to make his mark and Umar Sharif was nowhere on the horizon. With his repertoire of jokes which he belted out in great spontaneity and effortlessness, he became so popular with the corporate sector, who often invited him for their variety shows, and this is much before when fashion shows became mandatory during corporate shows, that he would often perform in 20 such shows, stuffing money in his socks, recalls actor Bushra Ansari, who worked with him on stage in the 1980s. Hailing from Gwalior, Farid Khan was born in 1953 to a contractor father and a housewife mother. His college friend Asad Karim remembers a jolly fellow who often entertained his friends when they were studying in National College in 1974-1975. “Never in our wildest dreams did we think that Farid would acquire so much fame.” He also worked on television in plays such as Nai Dunya, Bas Bhayee Bas and in the famous TV sketch show Fifty Fifty. Farid Khan moved with his family to Rawalpindi to work as the public relations officer for an intelligence agency. According to film and TV journalist Ather Javed Sufi, he did so because the situation in mid-1990s in Karachi had spiralled out of control due to lawlessness which bro...