Singapore’s first female Malay naval officer among 407 officer cadets commissioned

Naval Officer Lieutenant Iffa Daniesha was inspired to sign on after seeing her father’s dedication as an SCDF officer. PHOTO: MINDEF via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): The first female Malay naval officer was among 407 officer cadets from the army, navy and air force commissioned on Saturday after completing a 38-week course.

President Halimah Yacob attended the Officer Cadet Commissioning Parade at Safti Military Institute as the Reviewing Officer, and Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad was also present.