Home Ministry denies Zakir Naik given citizenship


PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry has denied that controversial Muslim scholar Dr Zakir Naik was given Malaysian citizenship.

“We do not give citizenship automatically unless the person is born in the country to Malaysian parents,” said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed in a message to The Star Online yesterday.

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