The Honourable Rahayu Mahzam MP |
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رحايو مهزم | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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Born | Singapore |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Alma mater |
National University of Singapore Raffles Girls School |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Islam |
National University of Singapore
Rahayu Mahzam (Jawi: رحايو مهزم; born 1980) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Singapore-based People's Action Party (PAP), she currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong Group Representation Constituency, or GRC in short.
Rahayu had her early education at Raffles Girls' School. She then went on to complete her LLB degree in 2003 at the National University of Singapore.
Rahayu is a lawyer by profession, specialising in civil litigation and family law. Formerly a Deputy Registrar of the Syariah Court in Singapore, she is currently a partner at Heng, Leong & Srinivasan.
On 20 August 2015, the People's Action Party (PAP) announced that Rahayu is part of a five-member PAP team that will be contesting in Jurong GRC in the 2015 general election. Rahayu was elected into Parliament following the 2015 Singapore General Elections, when their five-member PAP team won and clinched 79.29% of the electorate's valid votes.