Malay/Muslim name format rules

Format rules

• Do not include:

  • BIN
  • BTE
  • BINTE
  • BT
  • B.
  • YB
  • Y.BHG.
  • Y.A.M.
  • Y.M.
  • TAN SRI
  • SRI PADUKA
  • TUNKU
  • MAJOR GENERAL
  • PUAN SRI
  • DATO
  • DATIN
  • DATUK
  • HAJI
  • HJ
  • HAJJAH
  • HJH
  • PENGIRAN
  • PINGGIRAN
  • UNGKU

• If you are a married woman and your name at birth appears on your passport after 'nee', use your birth name rather than your married name (see example below).

Examples

1. Name change after marriage where you have adopted your spouse's full name
   MRS ABRAHAM ELIAS NEE REUBEN YAHYA MATILDA
   
   Family name: REUBEN
   Given names: YAHYA MATILDA

2. AHMAD BIN HAJI ABDUL MANAN
   
   Family name: ABDUL MANAN
   Given names: AHMAD

3. UNGKU ZARINA BTE UNGKU ZAINAL ABIDIN
   
   Family name: ZAINAL ABIDIN
   Given names: ZARINA

4. KHAIRUL ANWAR PUTERA MOHAMED JUFRIE
   
   Family name: MOHAMED JUFRIE
   Given names: KHAIRUL ANWAR

5. DIAN MAIRA PUTERI MOHAMED JUFRIE
   
   Family name: MOHAMED JUFRIE
   Given names: DIAN MAIRA

6. LAL MUHAMMAD BALOCH
   
   Family name: LAL MUHAMMAD
   Given names: BALOCH

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