In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Surip is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nor Azrina. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
She worked as a research officer in Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor from 2001 until 2004. Then, she worked as an environmental engineer at Perunding Mojass, Bandar Darul Aman, Kedah in 2006 and served as the board member for Darulaman Realty Sdn Bhd from 2008 until 2010 and Kedah Sato Sdn Bhd from 2011 until 2012.
Political career
She served as chief woman for Pakatan Harapan in Kedah.