Kedah passes bill to raise legal age of marriage for women to 18
Kedah State Assembly Speaker Juhari Bulat says the Islamic Family Law Enactment Bill 2022 relating to the age limit for marriage and polygamy laws was passed today. – Facebook pic, July 18, 2022.
“If you still want to get married due to any problem, you can apply through the court,” he told reporters after the state assembly meeting at Wisma Darul Aman in Alor Star today. Meanwhile, Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said if the opposition felt the motion was important to be discussed in the state assembly immediately, they could come to meet him over the matter.
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