# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/teoh-beng-hock
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:22:14.094Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/teoh-beng-hock"
name: "Teoh Beng Hock"
slug: "teoh-beng-hock"
description: "Teoh Beng Hock was a Chinese Malaysian journalist and political aide to Ean Yong Hian Wah, a member of the Selangor state legislative assembly and state executive council. On 15 July 2009, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) took Teoh was initially scheduled to meet investigators regarding allegations of corruption, but before the session could take place, he was reported missing. The next morning, he was found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the MACC offices, sparking confusion and speculation. The unusual circumstances prompted both Pakatan Rakyat leaders and several federal government officials to urge the establishment of a Royal Commission of inquiry to uncover the truth behind the incident."
tagline: "Political aide, died while being held for questioning as a witness"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Bar_Council_Malaysia_Teoh_Beng_Hock_dalam_kenangan.JPG/330px-Bar_Council_Malaysia_Teoh_Beng_Hock_dalam_kenangan.JPG"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1979-04-20"
deathDate: "2009-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.45
  momentum:             7.638376383763836
  historical:           6.653316
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "赵明福"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoh_Beng_Hock"
    title: "Teoh Beng Hock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoh_Beng_Hock"
    title: "Teoh Beng Hock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoh_Beng_Hock"
    title: "Teoh Beng Hock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoh_Beng_Hock"
    title: "Teoh Beng Hock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoh_Beng_Hock"
    title: "Teoh Beng Hock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8B_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D"
    title: "தியோ பெங் ஹோக்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%B5%E6%98%8E%E7%A6%8F"
    title: "赵明福"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3360636"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump