9 NMPs to be appointed to Parliament

All but one of them are first-timers for the role; they will take their oaths on Jan 12

- Rhea Yasmine

Nine Nominated MPs (NMPs) have been selected to enter Parliament, the Office of the Clerk of Parliament said in a media statement on Jan 2.

The incoming NMPs are:

• Mr Azhar Othman, executive chairman of Enercon Asia

• Associate Professor Kenneth Goh Toh Chuan, Singapore Aquatics president

• Dr Haresh Singaraju, family physician at National University Polyclinics

• Associate Professor Terence Ho Wai Luen, academic and university administrator

• Ms Kuah Boon Theng, managing director of Legal Clinic LLC

• Mr Mark Lee Kean Phi, chief executive of Sing Lun Holdings

• Dr Neo Kok Beng, founder and chief executive of NEO Aeronautics

• Professor Kenneth Poon Kin Loong of the National Institute of Education

• Mr Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees and National Trades Union Congress central committee member

Aside from Mr Lee, who also served as NMP from 2023 to 2025, the eight others are new to the role.

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will present the instruments of appointment to the NMPs at the Istana on Jan 8.