Administration of inheritance in Malaysia: development and legal challenges in managing felda

• Main Authors: Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah, Mohd Alam Shah, Nurin Athirah, Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini, Sabiyah, Roslina
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: K Law (General); K720 Property Law
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• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) was introduced on 1 July 1956 in Malaysia. The late Tun Abdul Razak, who served as Minister of Rural Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister at that time created FELDA because he wanted to eradicate poverty in rural areas and bridge the economic gap among races. After the establishment of FELDA, many good reactions from the public were received. To this day, FELDA still has a place in the hearts of the Malaysia community because it succeeded in removing many poor people from the poverty. The interesting and unique thing about FELDA is that FELDA is different from ordinary land because the distribution of the property is governed by the Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960. Since FELDA is different, there are many aspects that need to do research about FELDA, especially the recent development and challenges that FELDA owners need to overcome, all of which will be explained by the author in this paper. In this study, the researcher employs a qualitative approach, by conducting library-based research on relevant materials including, but not limited to statutes, case laws, textbooks, journal articles, newspapers and seminar papers. Based on the findings, despite bringing a significant benefit to the public, there are numerous challenges in estate administration involving FELDAs that need to be addressed. It is the duty of the lawmakers to shoulder the responsibility in tackling the said issues as well as to formulate solutions in improving the overall process in estate administration involving FELDAs.