Mariam Jaafar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mariam.
The Honourable
Mariam Jaafar
مريم جعفر
Official portrait, 2021
Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 July 2020
Preceded byPAP held
Majority
  • 2020: 48,398 (34.58%)
  • 2025: 47,002 (37.84%)
Personal details
BornMariam binte Jaafar
(1977-02-08) 8 February 1977
Singapore
PartyPeople's Action Party
SpouseHeng Teck Thai
Alma materStanford University (BS, MS)
Harvard University (MBA)
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Mariam binte Jaafar (born 8 February 1977) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Woodlands division of Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.


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