Intan Azura Mokhtar
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Intan Azura Mokhtar | |
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| اينتن ازورا | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu) | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Wee Siew Kim |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1976 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore Nanyang Technological University |
Intan Azura Mokhtar (Jawi: اينتن ازورا مختار) is a former Singaporean politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Jalan Kayu ward in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from May 2011 to July 2020. She is also a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP).[1][2]
Education
Intan graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from the National University of Singapore (NUS) before moving on to complete a postgraduate diploma in education at the National Institute of Education in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She obtained a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in information studies from NTU's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. She also holds a Master of Public Administration from NUS's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Political career
Intan started her political career in the Young PAP, the youth wing of the People's Action Party (PAP). She contested in the 2011 General Election as part of a six-member PAP team in Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The team, led by the PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong, won 69.33% of the votes. Intan then became a Member of Parliament representing Ang Mo Kio GRC.
In 2015, Intan, along with Lee and four others, contested in the General Election in Ang Mo Kio GRC and won over 78% of the votes.[3] Since then, she has remained as a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC. She is also an advisor for the Youth PAP Community Sub-Committee.
Non-political career
Intan started volunteering in 2006 at Mendaki, where she assisted in a scholarships interview panel and empowerment programme for girls. Later on, she volunteered at, and sat on the board of directors of the Singapore Muslim Women's Association. She also volunteered at The Singapore Children's Society and served as an advisor in its research committee.
Intan was a council member of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) from August 2010 to March 2011. She is currently an assistant professor in policy and leadership studies at the Singapore Institute of Technology.
Personal life
Intan is married and has three children – two boys and a girl.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.parliament.gov.sg › Find My MP › List of Current MPs
- ^ https://www.pap.org.sg/young-pap/advisors_intanazura.html
- ^ Lee Min Kok (12 September 2015). "GE2015: PM Lee's team wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with 78.6 per cent of votes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Intan Azura Binte Mokhtar". news.pap.org.sg. People's Action Party. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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