Nadia Ahmad Samdin (Singapore Politician)

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin (born 1990) is a Singaporean lawyer. Active in community service, Nadia Samdin is a board member for various non-profit organisations in Singapore. She is a district councillor at the South East Community Development Council and a panel adviser to the Youth Court.[1] In June 2020, she was announced as the youngest People's Action Party (PAP) candidate for the 2020 General Elections.[2]

Nadia Ahmad Samdin
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Born1990
EducationBachelor of Laws
Alma materSingapore Management University (SMU)

Background

Nadia Ahmad Samdin is an Associate Director at TSMP Law Corporation where she had first started out as an intern.[3][4] Before pursuing a full-time career in law, Nadia was a current affairs producer at the news network, Channel NewsAsia.[5]

Education

Nadia Ahmad Samdin was a student at Victoria Junior College and subsequently studied law at Singapore Management University.[6] In 2015, Nadia Ahmad Samdin received the SMU Alumni Rising Star award at the SMU Alumni Recognition Ceremony for her achievements in the public sphere.[7]

Community service

Nadia Ahmad Samdin has been involved in volunteer work since she was 15 years old.[8] Since then, she has been involved in numerous community organisations like National Youth Council (NYC) and the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO).[9] Nadia is also a board member on the Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday Memorial Scholarship Fund Board and the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[10] She has also initiated the Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud (LBKM) School Top-up Fund to benefit underprivileged children in Singapore.[11][12]

References/ Citations

  1. "NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN". TSMP Law Corporation. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  2. "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  3. "NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN". Law Guide Singapore. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  4. "NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN". TSMP Law Corporation. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  5. Ilyas Sholihyn. "GE2020: PAP's Nadia Ahmad Samdin goes from reporting the news to becoming the news". Asia One. June 24, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  6. "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  7. Ilyas Sholihyn. "GE2020: PAP's Nadia Ahmad Samdin goes from reporting the news to becoming the news". Asia One. June 24, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  8. Ilyas Sholihyn. "GE2020: PAP's Nadia Ahmad Samdin goes from reporting the news to becoming the news". Asia One. June 24, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  9. "NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN". TSMP Law Corporation. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  10. "Lawyer who is active in various voluntary activities in and out of S'pore". Singapore Management University. August 12, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  11. "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.
  12. Nadia A. Samdin. "Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud School Top-up Fund". Facebook. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 26 June 2020.