The 40-year-old, who goes by only one name as there is no record of her parents on her birth certificate, was a bundle of nerves as she waited for lawyers to take her to get her identification card.
"I still can't believe this is happening. I have been wanting to get an IC all my life," she said nervously when met at the National Registration Department here on Friday . Hashimah had filed an application for citizenship by operation of law on Feb 25, 2020, but her request was turned down by the NRD in July that year.On Nov 17, the Kuala Lumpur High Court declared she was a Malaysian."I don't know who my parents are because it is not stated in my birth certificate. In fact, my religion is also stated as 'could not be determined', or unknown.
"The only thing I know about myself is my name and date of birth," she said, adding that she grew up in a number of orphanages.Recounting her growing-up years, Hashimah said she had been detained by police dozens of times as she could not prove her nationality.She could not apply for aid from bodies such as the zakat authority or the Welfare Department as she did not possess any citizenship documents."Now that I have an IC, I hope to find better employment.
Wonder if they converted her without her knowledge
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