Muslim convert loses appeal to restore birth name on IC


PUTRAJAYA: A 50-year-old Muslim convert has failed in his appeal to compel the National Registration Department (JPN) to reinstate his birth name on his identity card.

The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Supang Lian, Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab, upheld the High Court’s dismissal of his judicial review application.

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