Identification number
Each MyKad holder is assigned a unique 12-digit identification number in the format of YYMMDD-BP-###G. The numbering system is inherited from the previous generation of identity cards, used since 1991. On the back of the card, there is an additional 2-digit number appended to the 12-digit number to indicate the number of MyKad which a person previously held. The identification number is also assigned to newborns as the birth certificate number and MyKid number, and is transferred to the MyKad when they first applied for a MyKad at the age of 12.
YYMMDD represents the holder's date of birth. In cases where the holder's actual date of birth according to the Gregorian calendar is uncertain, the date on which the holder first applied for a MyKad is used, noted by an asterisk.
The ###G represents a randomly generated serial number. The last digit, G denotes the gender of the holder: odd numbers for males and even numbers for females.
The BP code is based on the place of birth of the MyKad holder, which will be referred from the birth certificate upon application of the MyKad. Below are the codes used for BP which represent the state of birth (within Malaysia) and country of birth (outside Malaysia) for the MyKad holder.[1]
BP code States and Federal Territories within Malaysia
01, 21, 22, 23, 24 Johor
02, 25, 26, 27 Kedah
03, 28, 29 Kelantan
04, 30 Malacca
05, 31, 59 Negeri Sembilan
06, 32, 33 Pahang
07, 34, 35 Penang
08, 36, 37, 38, 39 Perak
09, 40 Perlis
10, 41, 42, 43, 44 Selangor
11, 45, 46 Terengganu
12, 47, 48, 49 Sabah
13, 50, 51, 52, 53 Sarawak
14, 54, 55, 56, 57 Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
15, 58 Labuan Federal Territory of Labuan
16 Federal Territory of Putrajaya
BP Code Countries outside Malaysia
60 Brunei Members of ASEAN
71 Indonesia
62 Cambodia
63 Laos
64 Myanmar
65 Philippines
66 Singapore
67 Thailand
68 Vietnam
74 China Countries listed after ASEAN nations with a sizable number of immigrants in Malaysia
75 India
76 Pakistan
77 Saudi Arabia
78 Sri Lanka
79 Bangladesh
82 Unknown state / country
83 Australia American Samoa Fiji Macedonia New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Timor Leste
84 Argentina Anguilla Aruba Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
85 Algeria Angola Botswana Burundi Cameroon Chad Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Eritrea Gambia Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Tonga Tunisia Uganda Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
86 Austria Armenia Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Finland Greece Germany Italy Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Togo
87 Ireland United Kingdom
88 Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen
89 Japan North Korea South Korea Taiwan
90 Bahamas Barbados Belize Costa Rica Cuba Dominica El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago
91 Canada Greenland United States
92 Albania Bulgaria Belarus Bosnia Belarus Croatia Czechoslovakia Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Russia Serbia Ukraine Yugoslavia
93 Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Andorra Antarctica Azerbaijan Benin Bhutan Bermuda Burkina Faso Cape Verde Comoros Côte d'Ivoire French Polynesia Gibraltar Guinea Hong Kong Kazakhstan Libya Macau Madagascar Maldives Mauritius Mongolia Nepal Palestine Samoa San Marino Seychelles Solomon Islands Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vanuatu
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