Cabinet: Constitutional amendment to grant citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mums


PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has agreed with the proposal to amend the Federal Constitution to enable children born abroad to Malaysian mothers to gain automatic Malaysian citizenship.

In a joint statement, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on Friday (Feb 17) said that the amendment is expected to be tabled in the current Dewan Rakyat meeting.

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