Rahayu Mahzam

Rahayu Mahzam MP
File:Rahayu Mahzam.jpg Rahayu Mahzam
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jurong GRC
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2015
Personal details
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

This is a Malay name; the name Mahzam is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahayu.

Rahayu Mahzam (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.

Education

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.

Career

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.

Political career

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.