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-'''Mariam Jaafar''' (born on 8 February 1977) is a Singaporean politician from the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP). She has been representing the Woodlands division of Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
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+|name=Mariam Jaafar
+|othername=مريم بنت جعفر
+|image=mariam jaafar.png
+|politicalparty=PAP
+|field01=Current Role
+|data01= • MP for Sembawang GRC<br /> •
+|field02=Past Roles
+|data02= •  <br /> •
+|field03=Others
+|data03= •  <br /> •
+|Input 1st Header=Background
+|field04=Education
+|data04= •  <br /> • <br /> • <br /> •
+|Input 2nd Header=Personal Details
+|field05=Age
+|data05={{Age|1977|02|08}}
+|field06=Others
+|data06=
+}}
+'''Mariam Jaafar''' (born 8 February 1977) is a Singaporean politician from the governing [[People's Action Party]] (PAP). She has been representing the Woodlands division of Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
+For the full list of positions, refer to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250220110624/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/mariam-jaafar PARL Link].
 Before entering politics, Mariam had a successful career in finance and consulting, holding numerous key positions for several companies.
-=== Early education ===
+== Early education ==
 Mariam was raised in a modest one-room HDB flat in Singapore. Her mother was a nurse, and her father was a Malay language teacher. She studied at Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Junior College after receiving the MENDAKI scholarship at 13.
 Mariam obtained both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering by 2000 from Stanford University. She earned her Master of Business Administration at Harvard Business School in 2006.
-=== Career ===
+== Career ==
 She has been with the Boston Consulting Group (BCF) since 2006 and is currently Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (Singapore). Her role enables her to pioneer initiatives to boost women's numbers, success and satisfaction at the firm across Southeast Asia nations under Women@BCG.<ref>https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/mariam-jaafar</ref>
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 === Political career ===
-Mariam began her political career in 2020 when she was introduced as a PAP candidate. She won 67.29 per cent of the votes in the 2020 general election, defeating candidates from the opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP). Since her electoral victory, she has actively contributed to several parliamentary committees and government initiatives.
+Mariam began her political career in 2020 when she was introduced as a PAP candidate for the Sembawang GRC. She won 67.29 per cent of the votes in the 2020 general election, defeating candidates from the opposition [[National Solidarity Party]] (NSP).
 Besides her roles in the parliament. Mariam is also vice-chairperson of the Sembawang Town Council and a board member of several organizations, including the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and Sentosa Development Corporation.<ref>https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/parliament-mariam-jaafar-cv.pdf?sfvrsn=2d3e4c08_2</ref>
-=== Advocate for Mental Health Issues ===
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+== Advocate for Mental Health Issues ==
 Mariam pays serious attention to mental health issues. She recounted meeting a resident who asked for help to transfer her flat's ownership to her son. It was found out that the woman lost her other son due to suicide. The resident's son suffered from a bipolar disorder.<ref>https://petir.sg/2024/10/23/bringing-singaporeans-together-to-tackle-mental-health-challenges/</ref>
-In the parliamentary meeting, Mariam stated the importance of the equal implementation of Healthier SG principles—national initiatives introduced by the Ministry of Health focusing on preventive health--to mental health issues.
+In the parliamentary meeting, Mariam stated the importance of the equal implementation of Healthier SG principles—national initiatives introduced by the Ministry of Health focusing on preventive health—to mental health issues.
+-->
-=== Personal Life ===
+== Personal life ==
 Mariam is married to Heng Teck Thai.
-=== Social Media Pages ===
+== Social Media Pages ==
 [https://www.instagram.com/1mariamjaafar/ Instagram]
 [https://web.facebook.com/1MariamJaafar/ Facebook]
-[[Category: Politicians]]
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+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Politicians]]
 [[Category:PAP]]
+[[Category:MP]]