GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESS NAME APPLICATION

1. A business name represents a style or topic that is used to recognize the identity of the
business carried out.

2. A business name can be categorised into two (2) types :

a. Personal Name as stated in the identity card is not required to apply for approval of
the business name.
Example: Ruslan bin Mohamed, Siow Ah Thai or, Ramasamy a/l Mutusamy.
b. Trade Name is the name of the proposed business and must obtain prior approval
from the Registrar of Business at Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia.
Example: Kedai Dobi Mewah, Lucky Star Catering, or ABS Unggul Enterprise.

3. Business name should not be too long a n d not more than fifty (50) characters including
spaces between words.

4. Business name should not be too general.

Example: Suria, Megah, Asriza, XYZ

5. Business name registered must be in accordance with the type of business.

6. Besides obtaining approval from SSM for the use of the words Nurseries, Care Centre,
Kindergarten, Tuition Centres, Colleges and Schools as part of business name must obtain
the approval of business names, business owners must also obtain written permission from
other relevant agencies prior to registering the business.

7. The use of numbers, sign and symbols is allowed as part of a business name and must be
appropriate to the use of the business name.
Example: D&T Services , A.B.C Trading, Kupu-Kupu Design, Focus Re-Engineering, Dato Afiq
Success Construction, 123 Maju Enterprise

8. Pursuant to section 22(1) and 341 Companies Act 1965, the Minister directs the Registrar
of Companies not to accept for registration any name of a company or a foreign company
that is a name or a name of kind mentioned in the Schedule unless prior approval of the
Minister has been obtained. Any person who, being responsible for a business, uses any
undesirable name without the consent of the Minister to register the business commits an
offence.

9. The business name registered cannot be altered or changed once the business is registered.

10. Rule 17 Registration of Business Rules 1957, the Registrar may refuse to register any
business or to register any particular in respect of any business, if in his opinion the
business is unlawful by reason of any provision of any written law relating to companies or
societies or any other written law or may in such circumstances register such business, or
may register such particular, provisionally and subject to it being established to his
satisfaction that such business is lawful.
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1 AMANAH 51 FOUNDATION 101 PEJABAT PENDAFTAR

2 AMANAH SAHAM 52 FUND 102 PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN
3 ANGKATAN 53 GUARANTEE 103 PELABURAN
4 ANTARABANGSA 54 HARGA PATUT 104 PENDAFTARAN
5 ASEAN 55 IMPERIAL 105 PENGGUNA
6 ASSURANCE 56 INSTITUT 106 PERBENDAHARAAN
7 ASSURER 57 INSTITUTE 107 PERDANA
8 ASSURERS 58 INSURAN 108 PERMAISURI
9 BIRO 59 INSURANCE 109 PERSATUAN
10 BANCA 60 INSURANS 110 PERSEKUTUAN
11 BANK 61 INSURER 111 PKR
12 BANKER 62 INSURERS 112 PRIME
13 BANKING 63 INTERNATIONAL 113 PRINCE
14 BANKS 64 INVEST 114 PRINCESS
15 BIRO 65 INVESTMENT 115 PUTERA
16 BUATAN MALAYSIA 66 JAMINAN 116 PUTERI
17 BUMIPUTERA 67 JURUBANK 117 PUTRA
18 BUMIPUTRA 68 KEBANGSAAN 118 PUTRI
19 BUREAU 69 KESATUAN 119 QUEEN
20 BUREAU EXCHANGE 70 KEWANGAN 120 RAJA
21 BURSA 71 KHAZANAH 121 RAJA MUDA
22 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY 72 KING 122 REGENCI

23 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY 73 KOLEJ 123 REGENCY

24 CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURERS 74 KREDIT 124 REGENSI
25 CHARTERED 75 LEASE 125 REGENT
26 COLLEGE 76 LEASING 126 REGISTER
27 COMMONWEALTH 77 MCA 127 REGISTRY
28 CONCEIL 78 MIC 128 ROYAL
29 CONSEIL 79 MADE IN MALAYSIA 129 ROYALE
30 CONSUMER 80 MAHKOTA 130 STATE
31 COUNCIL 81 MAJLIS 131 SULTAN
32 CREDIT 82 MCA 132 TABUNG
33 CROWN 83 MERCHANT BANK 133 TAULIAH
34 DANA 84 MIC 134 TREASURER
35 DEWAN PENGELUARAN 85 MULIA 135 TREASURY

36 DEWAN PERNIAGAAN & PERINDUSTRIAN 86 NASIONAL 136 TRUST

37 DEWAN PERNIAGAAN DAN PER 87 NATIONAL 137 TUANKU
38 DIRAJA 88 NATO 138 TUNKU
39 EEC 89 NEGARA 139 UMNO
40 EEC 90 NEGERI 140 UNESCO
41 EEC 91 OIC 141 UNIT TRUST
42 EKSEKUTOR 92 OIC 142 UNIVERSITI
43 EKSUKOTOR 93 OPEC 143 UNIVERSITY
44 EXCHANGE 94 OIC 144 URUSAN BANK
45 EXECUTOR 95 OPEC 145 YANG MAHA MULIA
46 FAIR PRICE 96 PAS 146 YANG/MAHA MULIA
47 FEDERAL 97 PKR 147 YAYASAN
48 FEDERATION 98 PAJAKAN
49 FINANCE 99 PAS
50 FINANCIAL 100 PEJABAT
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1 ACCOUNTANT 51 AL KABIR 101 AL SALAM

2 ACCOUNTING 52 AL KARIM 102 AL SAMAD
3 ADVENTURE 53 AL KHABIR 103 AL SAMIK
4 AEROSPACE 54 AL KHAFID 104 AL SYAHID
5 AGEN HARTANAH 55 AL KHALIQ 105 AL SYAKUR
6 AGENSI PELANCONGAN 56 AL LATIF 106 AL TAWWAB
7 AHLI EKONOMI TANAH 57 AL MAJID 107 AL WADUD
8 AIR 58 AL MALIK 108 AL WAHHAB
9 AIRCRAFT 59 AL MANIK 109 AL WAHID
10 AIRLINES 60 AL MANSOOR 110 AL WAJID
11 AIRPORT 61 AL MANSOR 111 AL WAKIL
12 AIRWAY 62 AL MANSUR 112 AL WALI
13 AIRWAYS 63 AL MATIN 113 AL WARIS
14 AKAUNTAN 64 AL MUAKHIR 114 AL WASIK
15 AL ADL 65 AL MUBDIK 115 AL ZAHIR
16 AL AFU 66 AL MUGHNI 116 ALADL
17 AL AHAD 67 AL MUHAIMIN 117 ALAFU
18 AL AKHIR 68 AL MUHSI 118 ALAHAD
19 AL ALI 69 AL MUHYI 119 ALAKHIR
20 AL ALIM 70 AL MUID 120 ALALI
21 AL AWWAL 71 AL MUIZ 121 ALALIM
22 AL AZIM 72 AL MUJIB 122 ALAWWAL
23 AL AZIZ 73 AL MUKMIN 123 ALAZIM
24 AL BADIK 74 AL MULK 124 ALAZIZ
25 AL BAIS 75 AL MUMIT 125 ALBADIK
26 AL BAR 76 AL MUNTAQIM 126 ALBAIS
27 AL BARIK 77 AL MUQADDIM 127 ALBAQI
28 AL BASIR 78 AL MUQIT 128 ALBAR
29 AL BASIT 79 AL MUQSIT 129 ALBARIK
30 AL BATIN 80 AL MUQTADIR 130 ALBASIR
31 AL DAR 81 AL MUSAWWIR 131 ALBASIT
32 AL FATTAH 82 AL MUTAALI 132 ALBATIN
33 AL GHAFFAR 83 AL MUTAKABBIR 133 ALDAR
34 AL GHAFUR 84 AL MUZIL 134 ALFATTAH
35 AL GHANI 85 AL NAFIK 135 ALGHAFFAR
36 AL HADI 86 AL NUR 136 ALGHAFUR
37 AL HAFIZ 87 AL QABID 137 ALGHANI
38 AL HAI 88 AL QADIR 138 ALHADI
39 AL HAKAM 89 AL QAHHAR 139 ALHAFIZ
40 AL HAKIM 90 AL QAWI 140 ALHAI
41 AL HALIM 91 AL QAYYUM 141 ALHAKAM
42 AL HAMDULILLAH 92 AL QUDDUS 142 ALHAKIM
43 AL HAMID 93 AL RAFIK 143 ALHALIM
44 AL HAQ 94 AL RAHIM 144 ALHAMDULILLAH
45 AL HASIB 95 AL RAHMAN 145 ALHAMDULILLAH
46 AL IKRAM 96 AL RAQIB 146 ALHAMID
47 AL JABBAR 97 AL RASYID 147 ALHAQ
48 AL JALAL 98 AL RAUF 148 ALHASIB
49 AL JALIL 99 AL RAZZAQ 149 ALIKRAM
50 AL JAMIK 100 AL SABUR 150 ALJABBAR
151 ALJALAL 201 ALRAHMAN 251 BERJAYA
152 ALJALIL 202 ALRAHMAN 252 BERNAMA
153 ALJAMIK 203 AL-RAHMAN 253 BERSIH, CEKAP & AMANAH
154 ALKABIR 204 ALRAQIB 254 BIOPURE
155 ALKARIM 205 ALRASYID 255 BIRO
156 ALKHABIR 206 ALRAUF 256 BISMILLAH
157 ALKHAFID 207 ALRAZZAQ 257 BMW
158 ALKHALIQ 208 ALSABUR 258 BNM
159 ALLAH 209 ALSALAM 259 BROKER PERTUKARAN ASING
160 ALLATIF 210 ALSAMAD 260 BROKER WANG
161 ALMAJID 211 ALSAMIK 261 BSN
162 ALMALIK 212 ALSYAHID 262 BUATAN MALAYSIA
163 ALMANIK 213 ALSYAKUR 263 BUILDING CREDIT
164 ALMANSOOR 214 ALTAWWAB 264 BUILDING CREDIT DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
165 ALMANSOR 215 ALWADUD 265 BUILDING SOCIETY
166 ALMANSUR 216 ALWAHHAB 266 BUMIPUTRA
167 ALMATIN 217 ALWAHID 267 BUREAU
168 ALMUAKHIR 218 ALWAJID 268 BUREAU DE CHANGE
169 ALMUBDIK 219 ALWAKIL 269 BURSA
170 ALMUGHNI 220 ALWALI 270 CSL
171 ALMUHAIMIN 221 ALWARIS 271 C.S.L
172 ALMUHSI 222 ALWASIK 272 CAMBRIDGE
173 ALMUHYI 223 ALZAHIR 273 CCM
174 ALMUID 224 AMANAH SAHAM 274 CELCOM
175 ALMUIZ 225 AMIL 275 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
176 ALMUJIB 226 APAC 276 CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES
177 ALMUKMIN 227 APB 277 CHASE
178 ALMULK 228 AR RAHIM 278 CHILD CARE CENTER
179 ALMUMIT 229 AR RAHMAN 279 CIBER
180 ALMUNTAQIM 230 ARAK 280 CLINIC
181 ALMUQADDIM 231 ARCHITECT 281 COLLEGE
182 ALMUQIT 232 ARITA 282 COMANGO
183 ALMUQSIT 233 ARKITEK 283 COMMUNIST
184 ALMUQTADIR 234 ARRAHIM 284 CONCEIL
185 ALMUSAWWIR 235 ARRAHMAN 285 CONSUMER
186 ALMUTAALI 236 AR-RAHMAN 286 COOP
187 ALMUTAKABBIR 237 ASSOCIATION 287 COOPERATIVE
188 ALMUZIL 238 ASSURANCE 288 CORP
189 ALNAFIK 239 ASSURER 289 CORPORATION
190 ALNUR 240 ASTRO 290 COUNCIL
191 ALQABID 241 AUDITOR 291 CREDIT
192 ALQADIR 242 AVIATION 292 CRYPTO
193 ALQAHHAR 243 BABAS 293 CRYTALLIZED
194 ALQAWI 244 BABA'S 294 CSL
195 ALQAYYUM 245 BAITULMAL 295 CUKAI
196 ALQUDDUS 246 BANK 296 CURRENCY EXCHANGE
197 ALRAFIK 247 BANKER 297 CYBER
198 ALRAHIM 248 BANKING 298 CYBERJAYA
199 ALRAHIM 249 BEKAS POLIS 299 DG
200 AL-RAHIM 250 BEKAS TENTERA 300 DAFA
301 DELL 351 GABEM 401 ISLAMIK
302 DEPOSIT TAKING 352 GAMBLING 402 ISTANA
303 DEWAN PENGELUARAN 353 GENTING 403 JAIS
304 DEWAN PERINDUSTRIAN 354 GMP 404 JALUR GEMILANG
305 DEWAN PERNIAGAAN 355 GOLF BARGAIN 405 JAMINAN
306 DG 356 GOLF BARGAINS 406 JATIDIRI
307 DIGI 357 GREEN A 407 JOHOR
308 DIGITAL MALAYSIA 358 GREENA 408 JUDI
309 DINAR 359 GREENA CONSULTANTS 409 JURU UKUR
310 DISCOUNT HOUSE 360 GST 410 JURUBANK
311 ESQ 361 GUARANTEE 411 JURUTERA
312 ECER 362 HAIRVEN 412 K.LUMPUR 2001
313 ECO FIRST 363 HALAL 413 K.LUMPUR 2006
314 EEC 364 HARGA PATUT 414 KDN
315 EHRAM MUKJIZAH 365 HICKS-WOODE 415 KEMUDI TIMUR
316 EJEN PENGEMBARAAN 366 HICOM 416 KENYIR
317 EKSEKUTOR 367 HINDRAF 417 KEWANGAN
318 EKUINAS 368 HOLIDAY 418 KIRIMAN WANG
319 EMPEROR 369 HOLIDAYS 419 KKM
320 ENGINEER 370 HOME STAY 420 KLIA
321 EON 371 HOMESTAY 421 KLINIK
322 ESA 372 HOUSE AGENT 422 KOLEJ
323 ESQ 373 HOUSE BROKER 423 KOMUNIS
324 ESTATE AGENT 374 IBM 424 KOOP
325 EXCHANGE 375 ICI 425 KOPERASI
ICPO INTER NATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE
326 EXECUTOR 426 KORIDOR RAYA MULTIMEDIA
376 ORGANISATION
327 EYE TO EYE 377 IKIM 427 KREDIT
328 FACTORING 378 IKIM FM 428 KREDIT BANGUNAN
329 FAIR PRICE 379 IKIMFM 429 KULIM HI-TECH
330 FALUN 380 IM4U 430 LABUAN OFFSHORE
331 FARAID 381 INC 431 LABUAN TRUST COMPANY
332 FARMASI 382 INCORPORATED 432 LAND AGENT
333 FEDERATION 383 INCORPORATION 433 LEASING
334 FELCRA 384 INSTITUT 434 LENOVO
335 FELDA INSTITUT KAJIAN STRATEGIK 435 LEXMARK
385 ISLAM MALAYSIA
336 FINANCE 386 INSTITUTE 436 LICENCING
337 FINANCIAL 387 INSURAN 437 LICENSING
338 FOREIGN CURRENCY WHOLESALE DEALER 388 INSURANCE 438 LIQUOR
339 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 389 INSURER 439 LITIGATION
340 FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKER 390 INTEL 440 LOSS ADJUSTER
341 FOREX 391 INTEL & PENTIUM 441 LOTERI
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE
342 FOREX DEALER 442 M C A
392 ORGANISATION (ICPO-I
343 FOREX EXCHANGE 393 INVEST 443 MIC
344 FRANCAIS 394 INVESTMENT 444 MSC
345 FRANCHISE 395 IRDA 445 MACRES
346 FREEMASON 396 ISIS 446 MADE IN MALAYSIA
347 FUNDS TRANSFER 397 ISKANDAR 447 MADINAH
348 FUTURES BROKER 398 ISKANDAR MALAYSIA 448 MAJESTY
349 FUTURES EXCHANGE 399 ISLAM 449 MAJLIS MULIA
350 FUTURES TRADING ADVISER 400 ISLAMIC 450 MAKKAH
451 MALACCA 501 NARISIA 551 PHARMACEUTICAL
452 MALAY RESERVES 502 NAZA 552 PHARMACY
453 MALAYSIA BOLEH 503 NCER 553 PIDM
454 MALAYSIA MARSHAL 504 NG CHIN SIU 554 PINDAHAN DANA
455 MALIK AL MULK 505 NG CHIN SIU & SONS 555 PINDAHAN WANG
456 MARA 506 NIRVANA 556 PKEN
457 MAS 507 ONE MALAYSIA 557 PKFZ
458 MASJID 508 ORANG TENGAH 558 PKR
459 MASTERSKILL 509 ORGANISASI 559 PNB
460 MASTERSKILLS 510 ORGANISATION 560 PORT
461 MAXIS 511 ORGANIZATION 561 PORT KLANG FREE ZONE
462 MCA 512 PAS 562 PR1MA
463 MECCA 513 PKR 563 PR1SMA
464 MEDICAL CENTRE 514 PAJAK GADAI 564 PR1SMY
465 MEDICAL HALL 515 PAJAKAN 565 PRISMY
466 MEDINA 516 PAS 566 PROPERTY AGENT
467 MEKAH 517 PAWN BROKER 567 PROTON
468 MELANCONG 518 PAWN SHOP 568 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
469 MH17 519 PELABURAN 569 PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN
470 MH370 520 PELANCONGAN 570 PUSAT SERANTA PENGURUSAN HUTAN
471 MIC 521 PEMBERI PINJAM WANG 571 PUSAT TUISYEN
472 MIDA 522 PEMBIAYAAN PEMBANGUNAN 572 PUTRA
473 MIDDLE MAN 523 PEMFAKTORAN 573 PUTRAJAYA
474 MIDDLEMAN 524 PEMINJAM WANG 574 PUTRI
475 MIDF 525 PENGEMBARAAN 575 QL
476 MINI 526 PENGENDALI PELANCONGAN 576 RAKYAT 1 MALAYSIA
477 MODENAS 527 PENGGUNA 577 RAKYAT 1MALAYSIA
478 MONARCH 528 PENGGURUP WANG 578 RAKYAT ONE MALAYSIA
479 MONEY BROKER 529 PENGIRIMAN WANG 579 RAKYAT SATU MALAYSIA
480 MONEY CHANGER 530 PENGUNDERAIT 580 RAPID
481 MONEY EXCHANGE 531 PENGURUP WANG 581 REGISTER
482 MONEY LENDER 532 PENIAGA MATA WANG ASING 582 REMITTANCE SERVICES
483 MONEY REMIT 533 PENIAGA MATA WANG ASING BORONG 583 REPUBLIK
484 MONEY SERVICES BUSINESS 534 PENILAI 584 RESERVE
485 MONEY TRANSFER 535 PENTAKSIR 585 REZAB MELAYU
486 MSC 536 PENTIUM 586 RICHWORK
487 MUIS 537 PERAKAUNAN 587 RICHWORKS
488 MUKJIZAT 538 PERBADANAN 588 RIZAB
489 MULTI MEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR 539 PERCUKAIAN 589 ROLLS-ROYCE
490 MUSTAQIM 540 PERJUDIAN 590 RUFAQA
491 MUTTAQIM 541 PERKHIDMATAN PENGIRIMAN WANG 591 RUPUBLIC
492 MY COMPANI 542 PERNAS 592 SME
493 MY COMPANY 543 PERNIAGAAN PERKHIDMATAN WANG 593 SAIBER
494 MY SYARIKAT 544 PERODUA 594 SCHOOL
495 MYCOID 545 PERSATUAN PEMBINAAN 595 SDC
496 MYCOMPANI 546 PERTUBUHAN 596 SECURITIES TRADING MARKET
497 MYCOMPANY 547 PERUBATAN ALTERNATIF 597 SEDC
498 MYSYARIKAT 548 PERUNDING CUKAI 598 SEKOLAH
499 NABI 549 PERUNDING HARTA 599 SIBER
500 NAHRIM 550 PETRONAS 600 SIBERJAYA
601 SME 628 TAX ADVISOR 655 UM
602 SMECORP 629 TAX CONSULTANT 656 UMNO
603 SOVEREIGN 630 TAXATION 657 UNDERWRITER
604 SSM 631 TELEKOM 658 UNIMAS
605 SSM-BEE 632 TERFAKTAB 659 UNIT TRUST
606 SSM-ONE 633 TILIK NASIB 660 UNIVERSITI
607 STARBUCK 634 TOP SPEED 661 UNIVERSITY
608 STARBUCKS 635 TOPZ 662 UPM
609 STOCK EXCHANGE 636 TOUR 663 URUSAN BANK
610 STOCK MARKET 637 TOUR OPERATOR 664 USANA
611 SUARAM 638 TOURISM 665 USM
612 SULTAN 639 TOURIST AGENCY 666 UUM
613 SUNWAY 640 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 667 VACATION
614 SURVEYOR 641 TRAVEL 668 WAKAF
615 SWAROVSKI 642 TRAVEL AGENT 669 WASIAT
616 SWEEPSTAKE 643 TRUSTEE 670 WAWASAN 2020
617 SYARIKAT DISKAUN 644 TUANKU 671 YSLM
618 SYARIKAT LUAR PESISIR 645 TUITION CENTER 672 YTL
619 SYBER 646 TUKARAN MATA WANG ASING 673 YSLM
620 TYT 647 TUKARAN MATAWANG 674 YSLM 1 MALAYSIA
621 T.Y.T 648 TUKARAN WANG 675 YSLM ZHANG JIAN
622 TABONG 649 TUNKU 676 YTL
623 TACO BELL 650 TYCO 677 ZHANG JIAN
624 TADIKA 651 TYT
625 TAKAFUL 652 UIA
626 TASKA 653 UITM
627 TAX 654 UKM
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1 AABASA 32 GUAIYI 63 PANDRI

2 AABASAM 33 HINDRAF 64 PELACUR
3 AIYAO 34 IBLIS 65 PERJUDIAN
4 ALHAMDULILLAH 35 JUDI 66 PERTUBUHAN
5 ALLAH 36 KALUTHAI 67 PORN
6 ATTAKARI 37 KEPARAT 68 PORNO
7 BABI 38 KOMUNIS 69 PORUKI
8 BAKKAH 39 KONGDAIWAH 70 PROSTITUTE
9 BANGANG 40 KONGPEIOOI 71 PROSTITUTION
10 BASTARD 41 KONGWAHJING 72 PUNDEK
11 BENCI 42 LOOSU 73 RUFAQA
12 BIADAP 43 LOVEBITE 74 SASY
13 BODAIBOSHUI 44 LOYAR 75 SAUCY
14 BODOH 45 LUCAH 76 SETAN
15 BOLIEMAU 46 LUOWU 77 SHIT
16 BURUK 47 MADAYAN 78 SIAL
17 CELAKA 48 MAKKAH 79 SOMBERI
18 CHUNDAN 49 MALAS 80 STRIPPER
19 CILAKA 50 MECCA 81 STUPID
20 COMMUNIST 51 MEDINAH 82 SWEEPSTAKE
21 DAFA 52 MEIJIAJIAO 83 THANDASARU
22 DAHHUAJING 53 MEILIMAU 84 THIMIRU
23 EHRAM MUKJIZAH 54 MEKAH 85 TILIK NASIB
24 FALUN 55 MUJIAYONG 86 TIMIRU
25 FALUN DAFA 56 MUKAKAU 87 TUIYIMOU
26 FISHY 57 MUSTAQIM 88 TUOYIWA
27 FOXY 58 MUTHAM 89 VIBACHARI
28 FREEMASON 59 MUTTAL 90 WEIJI
29 FUCK 60 MUTTAQIM 91 WHORE
30 GAMBLING 61 NABI
31 GILA 62 PAITHIYAM