The government will table the proposed amendments to Article 14 (1) (b) of the Federal Constitution relating to the citizenship of children born overseas in Parliament this month, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The government will table the proposed amendments to Article 14 (1) (b) of the Federal Constitution relating to the citizenship of children born overseas in Parliament this month, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim . The Prime Minister said it was to amend the word 'father' to 'parents' or 'mother or father' after the draft was presented to the Conference of Rulers.
'I am happy to announce that the term 'father' in the Federal Constitution in terms of the right of children to become a citizen will be replaced by 'parents' or 'mother or father'. 'After so long since this matter being raised, the Madani government under the Minister (of Women, Family and Community Development) Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, we were able to make these very significant amendments,' he said at the 2024 International Women's Day celebration on Friday (March 8) night. The Prime Minister also believed the amendments would receive unanimous support from members of Parliament in the Dewan Rakya
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