Muslim convert loses appeal to restore birth name on identity card
The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel comprising judges Supang Lian, Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Alwi Abdul Wahab, upheld the High Court's dismissal of his judicial review application.
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