Development of Framework for Malay Reserved Land in Malaysia

Authors

  • Mohammad Firdaus Ishak Postgraduate Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Abdul Hadi Nawawi School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Hasrol Haffiz Aliasak School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
  • Siti Hafsah Zulkarnain School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Siti Fatimah Hashim Postgraduate Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v22iSI.5461

Keywords:

Development, Framework, Malay Reserved Land, Ownership

Abstract

Prevalent issues related to policies of Malay Reserved Land (MRL) in Malaysia are largely discussed among real estate players in Malaysia. Issues such as deficiencies of information on the actual size of MRL in Malaysia, mistakes by inexperienced vendor in issuing MRL’s information, back-door dealing between owners and non-Malays, and indefeasibility of title under Malaysian land system. These issues warranted a measure to improve the MRL’s system. This study aims to develop a framework of replacement for MRL in Klang Valley, Selangor. To achieve this aim, two approaches are adopted which are Secondary Data Analysis, and Primary Data Collection and Analysis. In Primary Data Collection and Analysis, quantitative method is selected as the main data collection and qualitative method for the purpose of framework validation. This framework is expected to provide understanding on the new MRL’s system and will be able to assist and guide Malaysian local authorities in issues related to MRL.

Author Biographies

  • Mohammad Firdaus Ishak, Postgraduate Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohammad Firdaus Ishak, a PhD student at the Institute of Graduate Studies, College of Built Environment
    at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam. His main research areas are a framework of Malay Reserve Land in Selangor. He can be contacted by email at drfirdausishak@gmail.com

  • Abdul Hadi Nawawi, School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Abdul Hadi Nawawi is a senior lecturer at the Centre of Studies for Estate Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. His main research areas are Corporate Real Estate, Valuation Modelling Techniques, Land Economics, Corporate Real Estate Valuation, Management and Development, and Knowledge Modelling and Organisational
    Behaviour in the Real Estate and Construction Industry. He can be contacted by email at abdul274@uitm.edu.my

  • Mohd Hasrol Haffiz Aliasak, School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

    Mohd Hasrol Haffiz Aliasak, a senior lecturer at the School of Estate Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak, Malaysia. His main research area is Social Science. He can be contacted by email at haffiz677@uitm.edu.my

  • Siti Hafsah Zulkarnain, School of Real Estate and Building Surveying, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Siti Hafsah Zulkarnain, a senior lecturer at the Centre of Studies for Estate Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. His main research areas are Property Management and Valuation. She can be contacted by email at siti_hafsah@uitm.edu.my

  • Siti Fatimah Hashim, Postgraduate Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Siti Fatimah Hashim a part-time lecturer at the Study of Landscape Architecture, at Universiti
    Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam. Her main research areas are Urban Planning. She can be contacted by email at shashim@uitm.edu.my

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Development of Framework for Malay Reserved Land in Malaysia. (2025). Built Environment Journal, 22(SI). https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v22iSI.5461

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