Malaysia Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1628-1969: UK, Foreign & Overseas Registers of British Subjects, Malaysia at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images, ($)

Offices to Contact
National Registration Department and branches. The National Registration Department has branches in each state and federal territory. Click here to find the location of the branches.

Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Putrajaya (Putrajaya National Registration Department Headquarters) No 20, Persiaran Sultan Sallahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Presint 2, 62551 Putrajaya Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia

Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan (Federal Government Administrative Centre) 62551 Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

Telephone: 03-8000 8000 Fax: 03-8880 8288 Email: [mailto:E-mail:pro@jpn.gov.my pro@jpn.gov.my]

Click on the following records to read more about how to search and extract the records:


 * Birth registration or [https://www.jpn.gov.my/my/soalan-lazim/soalan-lazim-kelahiran
 * Identity card
 * Adoption
 * Marriage
 * Death
 * Citizenship

Marriage and Divorce Division General Inquiry Births, Deaths & Adoptions Division

For further help: Customer service officer Telephone: 03-80008000 Fax : 03-88808288 Email (@jpn.gov.my): pro

Historical Background
Portugal conquered Malacca in Malaysia in 1511. The Dutch took over the area in 1641. The British West Indies leased Penang Island in 1786. The British through various treaties gained more territory in the Malaysian area until in 1946, Malaysia became a crown colony. During WWII, the Japanese army invaded parts of Malaysian and remained for three years. During its history, many Chinese also came to Malaysia. In 1957, Malaya became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Coverage and Compliance
Time period: 1859-present.

In 1961 registration became compulsory for all except Muslims, who were governed by the Muslim Ordinance of 1957.

Population coverage: Before 1980, 10%; after 1980, 80%.

Birth Records

 * Child’s name
 * Birth date and place
 * Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
 * Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences

Marriages Records

 * Bride and groom names
 * Ages
 * Residences
 * Occupations
 * Marriage date and place
 * Witnesses
 * Officer who performed ceremony
 * Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places; parents' names; residences, occupations
 * Sometimes former spouses

Death Registers

 * Name of deceased
 * Age
 * Death date and place
 * Occupation
 * Name of surviving spouse
 * Informant’s name and residence
 * Cause of death
 * Sometimes birth date and place, parents’ names, children’s names