Fareed Amin was appointed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in December 2011.

Deputy Amin has served as Deputy Minister at the Ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Consumer Services, Economic Development and Trade, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Citizenship and Immigration.

He holds an undergraduate degree in Applied Geography and Planning from the University of Guyana, a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Toronto, and a Masters of Public Administration from Queen's University in Kingston.

Deputy Amin has also worked at the municipal government level, serving as deputy city manager for the City of Toronto, responsible for corporate oversight, administrative governance and co-ordinating the collective expertise on major city-wide initiatives and projects.