Saifuddin: Only 203 China nationals granted citizenship since 2013

PARLIAMENT | Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said only 203 China nationals had been granted Malaysian citizenship since 2013 under Section 15(1) and Section 19(1) of the Federal Constitution.

Saifuddin in his winding-up speech at the end of debates on the Supply Bill 2025 said this was contrary to an often-repeated claim that there are some 1.2 million China nationals who entered the country but never left and subsequently granted citizenship.

"That (203) is the actual figure...