Registry of Muslim Marriages | About ROMM

The registration of Muslim Marriages was legislated back in the 1880s under the various Mohammedan Marriage Ordinances. The Mohammedan Marriage Ordinances, which were under the purview of the Governor of Straits Settlement spells out the rules and regulations pertaining to the Muslim marriage registration and divorce. The various ordinances were the:

Mahommedan Marriages Ordinance V of 1880

Mahommedan Marriage Ordinance Amendment Ordinance XIII of 1894

Mahommedan Marriage Ordinance 1880 Amendment Ordinance 1902 XXXIV of 1902


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The Mahommedan Marriage Ordinance was superceded in 1957 when a Select Committee, set up by the Singapore Government, introduced an Act, Muslims' Ordinance. Then in 1966, the Muslim Ordinance was superceded and is replaced with the Administration of Muslim Law Act.

With the provision of the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA), Muslim marriage registration and divorce was put under its purview for a better and efficient system of administration. Till 1966, the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces were conducted under one unit, which is the Syariah Court. In 1978, the administration of Muslim marriages and divorce were separated and hence evolved the Registry of Muslim Marriages.

In its early days, it was located in a bungalow situated at Fort Canning Park. On 6 August 1983, it relocates itself to its current premise, which was officiated by the then, Acting Minister for Social Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar.

To be recognized as a world-class marriage institution that provides to the building of strong and stable families.

" At the Registry of Muslim Marriages, customers are our top priority. We commit ourselves in delighting them through a customer-centric, efficient, quality and excellent service. "

The acronym 'T' and 'U' (which represents the theme, Tranquility in Unity) are translated stylishly into this Islamic-looking logo through Jawi writing which is basic Muslim calligraphy.

The two dots symbolically represent the partnership between a man and his wife in achieving the theme in unison.

The blending of blue and green projects natural harmony that is achieved within an analogous colour scheme.

With the inception of the Muslim Ordinance in 1957, religious leaders were appointed as Naib Kadis. As of date, the Registry has 11 Naib Kadis who renders their service, which brings lasting joy and memories to the couples.


	1 June 1983			ROMM launched its first Marriage Records System called the Marriage Registration System, and became the first department in the then Ministry of Social Affair to do so.
	18 August 2000			The new millennium saw to the development of the Registry's online services. The services that were offered were e-Search, for applications on search records, e-Extract, for application on Extracts and e-Booking, for booking of solemnisation date in ROMM.
	18 May 2001			A major upgrading was made to the Registry. The new outlook brings in a traditional and warm ambience where marriage ornaments used in a Muslim wedding decorate the once barren walls of the Registry. There is also a display of olden day's marriage certificate, backdated to the 1880s where among them was a showcased of a marriage certificate issued during the Japanese occupation. Together with the new image, a corporate logo was created and hence the evolvement of a Muslim marriage icon.
	16 February 2002			The Registry has gone beyond its statutory function of overseeing the registration and solemnisation of Muslim marriages to include that of family life and marriage education. A Healthy Marriage Programme for Malay Youth was introduced in collaboration with community partners to target the teenagers and to imbue in them the importance of marriage and family as an institution, the importance of preparing oneself psychologically, emotionally, financially, socially for marriage and the importance of responsible sexual behaviour. The Programme was officiated by the then Minister of Community Development and Sports, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi and in its pilot launch, a total of 600 students from 23 different tertiary institutions attended it. The Programme has since expanded its outreach to include parents of teenagers.
	25 February 2003			ROMM became the first Muslim Marriage registry to be certified with the ISO 9001:2000 standards. With the implementation of the quality system, processes are streamlined and are more customer-focused. The certified system also gives greater flexibility to the customer, without compromising legislation.