Ahmad Jamali Husain Abd Rafi was found in the back seat of a taxi by a religious school teacher and because he was found without any documents no one could claim him. theSun theSundaily news merdeka Malaysia
Ahmad Jamali sharing a light moment with his two brothers while his adoptive mother looks on. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUNWhen he was barely a year old, Ahmad Jamali Husain Abd Rafi was found in the back seat of a taxi by a religious school teacher and because he was found without any documents no one could claim him.
At the age of four, he was adopted by customer service consultant Ahmad Tarmidzi Maidin, 42, and his wife, Nor Izeni Ismail, 37, and moved to live with them in Malacca in March 2017. “We have never seen him, but we were told he was an African baby based on his physical features. And although we don’t have much in terms of luxury, we were happy and content with our lives and we knew we could give Ahmad Jamali as much love as he needed,” he said.
Adopting a child of different race, especially one that does not look like a typical Malaysian, raised eyebrows among family, friends and even strangers. “The kids called him names, but we were lucky my other son is in the same class and stood up for Ahmad Jamali. He even told the teacher about what happened.
“We are raising him, so of course, he speaks Bahasa Malaysia. It is the only language he knows fluently, other than some English he learns at school,” she said.Its deputy director , Ku Noor Ammarah Ku Amir, said Ahmad Jamali has never experienced a waterpark before or stayed in a hotel.
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