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Malaysian Buddhism convert from Islam In this Chinese name, the family name is Teyo (张). In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zulhadi.

Zulhadi Omar, also known as Eddie Teyo, is a Malaysian handyman and sales executive. He was born on 17 July 1978 at the Batu Pahat Hospital in Johor. Due to a hospital mix-up following erroneous switch at birth, he was wrongly recorded born as a Malay Muslim of couple Omar Saim and Hasnah Salleh, while in fact he is the biological son of Chinese and Buddhist parent Teyo Ma Liong (or Teo Ma Liong) and Lim Sik Hai as confirmed in a DNA test. He is known for his many lawsuits against Malaysia in a bid to officially change faith from Islam to Buddhism.

References

  1. "Woman's stares led to reunion with biological parents". The Star. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Birth-Swap Malaysian Files Suit over Faith". Gulf Times. Harvard University. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Lee 2013, p. 448—449.
  4. "Man swapped at birth files suit to change name, religion on IC". The Star. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "Malaysian switched at birth seeks religion change". Reuters. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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