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Dr. Omar Zaid, M.D.
Research Fellow, ISTAC, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Physician, Author, Editor,
[email protected]
Dr. Zaid was raised Catholic along the river front industrial towns south of
Philadelphia. A professional musician for over 20 years from the age of 13, he also
served in the US Army in Europe during the Vietnam War. He has 13 years of formal
post-secondary education: 3 years Liberal Arts as a Music Major; 3 years Pre-Med
science, and 7 years post-graduate training in Medicine (M.D. from U. of S. Dakota,
1987, Family Practice Residency Training, Pontiac General Hospital, Mi. USA, 1990).
He practiced medicine for more than twenty years; including ten years as an inner-
city E.R. Doctor in the U.S., Caribbean and Australia amongst Queensland
Aborigines. He is also a trained Homeopath.
While living in Europe Dr. Zaid became intimate with the doctrines of Dr.
Rudolph Steiner to the point of ‘Initiation’ and later lectured on Anthroposophy for
three years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He became a Freemason, recanted and became a
‘Born-Again’ Christian Missionary. From 1999 to 2005, he lived in Borneo with his
third wife (a Native Dyak) and their two sons then divorced after his conversion to
Islam in 2004. He is now married to Mutmainah from Malang, Indonesia and Malee
Zaida Manowang of Phayao, Thailand.
After his conversion to Islam—being unable to practice Medicine in Malaysia—to
earn a living Dr Zaid edited texts for the International Institute of Islamic Thought
and Civilization (ISTAC) and Islamic Books Trust in Kuala Lumpur, as well as thesis
papers for students of the U. of Malaya; he taught ‘English’ to international students
at two other Malaysian universities and for a year in Bangkok. After emeritus Prof.
Dr. Osman Bakar reviewed his book on the Trinity , he invited Dr. Zaid to return to
ISTAC as full time Editor and Research Fellow in July, 2007.
Dr. Omar is Contributing Editor to ISTAC’s quarterly Bulletin ; Assistant Editor
for ISTAC’s Journal, Al Sajarah ; Advisor to PERKIM’s Dakwah Association; ISTAC’s
Editor for English Publications; Author and Researcher on the New World Order,
Freemasonry, Secret Societies and Human Sexuality.
Other Titles By Dr. Zaid
Trinity: The Metamorphosis of Myth - Published by Penpress, Brighton, 2008.
"A thorough critique of all strands of thought of all ages which in the author's
view have helped in one way or another to corrupt the tenets of pure
monotheism. This book must be published! Emeritus Prof. Osman Bakar,
Islamic Chair, Georgetown] Current Asst. Director of IAIS.