You been doing it wrong for 25 years then 😅
Last Name = surname, or family name
Ali should be your first name

For Chinese - Tan Ah Kow becomes Ah Kow Tan or Tan, Ah Kow

In the case of Muhammad Ali, Muhammad is his firstname and Ali is his surname.
His daughter's name is Laila Ali (notice it's not rearranged Ali binti Laila), he doesn't follow the Malay version where there is father's name instead of surname.

Aren'y you worried about the naming trend in current generation? Muslim children having 4 words as first name, and most of their parents first name have 3 words?
By the way, what will happen if someone don't use their father name, but use their mother name instead? This is valid in Muslim and Malaysian case.

AFAIK for Malay names, last name is your father's name...

So, for Muhammad Abu Bakar Bin Mohd Fakrul
First name: Muhammad Abu Bakar
Last name: Mohd Fakrul

no need for 'Bin'

This post has been edited by amir.asyraf: Sep 22 2017, 05:17 PM

but all convert is muhammad//. which becomes the LAST name..

so ALI if first name..

ALI (bin) muhammad..

Wow mana your internationally came from?
first name always = name given by parents
Last name = Surname

I deal with many foreign bank, and i can confirm your format is incorrect mate.

So in you format:

First name: alan kok yee
Last name tan

When printed in single line becomes : alan kok yee tan.

Now when u wanna cash a check explain how u gonna do it cox check now is alan kok yee tan?

Based on real life scenario and experience dealing with banks in the us of and european countries. They dont take what u learn in asian school and culture and apply to their banking culture. U try explaining ur culture in the bank they will just say u sohai and ask u correct it.

In asia is self understood if western. No. Either u follow format or reject. Ur choice.

True storeyz.