Introduction

The National Registration Department (NRD) is a Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for the registration of important events of each individual such as birth, death, adoption, marriage and divorce. In addition, NRD is also responsible for determining citizenship status and issuing individual identification document in the form of identity card to those who are eligible.

The National Registration Department was established after the Emergency (Registration Areas) Regulations 1948 were enforced as one of the measures to contain the security threats. These regulations required all residents to register and obtain an identity card when they attained the age of 12 and above. The Department was also given additional functions of registrating all important events such as birth, death, adoption, marriage, divorce and citizenship.

Since its establishment, this Department has shifted to several buildings in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Initially, the Headquarters of the National Registration Department was located at Bangunan Sulaiman, Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. In 1958, it was relocated to the Federal Building in Petaling Jaya to accommodate the increasing records, documents and staff. After several years, it was again relocated to the Selangor State Economic Development Corporation building and it remained there until December 2004 when it was shifted to Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Putrajaya.

1948- NRD Headquarters, Bangunan Sulaiman, Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur	Bangunan Sulaiman, Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur      1958-NRD Headquarters, Federal Building, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	1980-NRD Headquarters, SEDC Building, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	December 2004- NRD Headquarters, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Putrajaya