Faizal Ismail

Mohd Faizal Ismail (born 19 May 1976), better known as FBI, is a Malaysian male host, actor, singer and radio presenter.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Although FBI has left Hot FM, he is often invited to the private radio station as a guest radio presenter in the Hot FM Korner segment.

His first career was as a radio presenter for Era from 1998 to 2003. He was among the earliest presenters of Era including Halim Othman, Khairil Rashid, Linda Onn, David Low, Seelan Paul, Jamal Jamaluddin, Nadira Azizan, Kudsia Kahar, Subarma Mokhtaruddin and Najman Mohamed. He then ventured into radio under Media Prima as a Hot FM radio presenter from 2006 to 2013. He was given a rather heavy task, namely as a morning radio presenter. He was the first voice on Hot FM radio with Fara Fauzana in the Hot FM morning show, Hot FM AM Krew. Their harmonious pairing has had a great impact where the Hot FM AM Krew show achieved a rating of 3.8 million average weekly listeners, making this show the best radio show. Then they were paired with Muhammad Azmir Selamat and Usop Wilcha and later paired again as a trio, Faizal, Fara Fauzana and AG Selamat. In 2013, Faizal Ismail ended his radio presenter career at Hot FM.

Since 2017, he has been hosting his radio show on Facebook.^[6]

He also dabbled in singing when he teamed up with his fellow Era member, Khairil Rashid and formed the group Khafi and released his first album titled Satu Jengkal in 2006, with hit songs such as "Kisah Kau dan Aku", "Tiada Yang Kedua" and "Fantasia Cinta".

He also collaborated on the album Hangatnya Raya Hot FM with the song "Salam Lebaran" with famous Indonesian singers and the Raya song titled "Tiba" with Shahir and Faizal Tahir.

To complete his career portfolio, Faizal ventured into acting by starring in the sitcom drama Pemanduku Jutawan directed by Aziz M. Osman which aired on TV3. He made his film debut through the film Mamak Cupcake starring Shaheizy Sam.

• Satu Jengkal (2006) – album with Khafi
• Terima Kasih Allah (2022)