1. Mohamad Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid was a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, producer and actor.
11 Facts About Mamat Khalid
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Mamat Khalid was the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat.
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Apart from his career as a film director, Mamat was a founder and owner of his cafe, Sarang Art Hub which is located at Tanjung Malim and opened in 2016.
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Mamat Khalid was a fan of rock music, having joined an amateur band named Drop Out in 1986 where he was the band's keyboardist.
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Mamat Khalid married Hasmah Hassan on 14 April 1987, a week after his 23rd birthday and the couple are blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters.
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On 22 April 2017, Mamat Khalid was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Ampang Puteri Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties at about 3 in the morning after having some coffee with his friends.
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Mamat Khalid was believed to have extreme fatigue after attending the preview session of his latest movie, Lebuhraya Ke Neraka in Bukit Bintang.
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Mamat Khalid however remained in stable condition albeit under a doctor's monitoring due to his high blood pressure.
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Mamat Khalid died on 24 October 2021 at the age of 58 due to heart disease at the Slim River Hospital at 12.30 am.
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Mamat Khalid reportedly collapsed at his Sarang Art Hub restaurant in Tanjung Malim.
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Mamat Khalid was the buried at the Masjid Paloh Muslim Cemetery in Kampung Kuchai, Ipoh at about 2.25 pm, right after Zuhr prayers and just before Asr.