KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 18 -- Pahang-born Azimah Hamzah can now finally call herself a citizen of Malaysia at the age of 38, just like the rest of her family.

Her parents who were Muslim refugees from Cambodia and all her five siblings had been granted Malaysian citizenship years earlier.

Due to turn 39 in five more months, Azimah was granted a Malaysian identity card after her application for naturalised citizenship to the National Registration Department (NRD) succeeded.

She wanted this document since age 12.

Azimah spent the past five years in courts to be recognised as a stateless person born here who is entitled to Malaysian citizenship automatically, but will now no longer have to continue her legal struggles in court.

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