Chow Yam-nam

Chow Yam-nam (; ; 19 June 193717 August 2013), known by the honorific title White Dragon King for his claim to be an incarnation of the Taoist deity of the same name, was a Thai spiritual guru. Prior to his religious work, he reportedly repaired electronics, fixed bikes, and was a hawker. Among his devotees are Peter Lam.

Upon request, Chow blessed the 2002 film Infernal Affairs and advised the crew to change the name from The Departed to something using only three Chinese characters (Infernal Affairs in Chinese is ). Prior to the start of production for Infernal Affairs II, he recommended moving filming up to August rather than early September. In 2008, Edison Chen and Gillian Chung separately approached Chow for guidance following the anonymous release of sexual photos.

In 2010, Chow was admitted to a Bangkok hospital He and his wife had 4 daughters. Chow's daughter Pet, who was raised in the US, succeeded him and took on the name Yellow Dragon King.