Intan Azura Mokhtar

Intan Azura binti Mokhtar (Jawi: اينتن ازورا بنت مختار) is a former Singaporean politician. In June 2020, Intan announced her retirement from politics to focus more on her health, her family, and her personal and professional growth in the next half of her life.[1]

Intan Azura Mokhtar
اينتن ازورا
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Ang Mo Kio GRC
(Jalan Kayu)
In office
7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byWee Siew Kim
Succeeded byNg Ling Ling
Personal details
Born1976
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mokhtar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Intan.

She 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 June 2020. She is also a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP).[2][3]

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.[4] She is also an advisor for the Youth PAP Community Sub-Committee.

In June 2020, Intan announced her retirement from politics to focus more on her health, her family, and her personal and professional growth in the next half of her life.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. Thank you for walking the journey with me, retrieved 2020-06-30
  2. http://www.parliament.gov.sg › Find My MP › List of Current MPs
  3. https://www.pap.org.sg/young-pap/advisors_intanazura.html
  4. 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.
  5. Thank you for walking the journey with me, retrieved 2020-06-30
  6. "Intan Azura Binte Mokhtar". news.pap.org.sg. People's Action Party. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Wee Siew Kim		 Member of Parliament for
Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu)
2011 – 2020		 Succeeded by
Ng Ling Ling
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