[5] His family belongs to the Mohmand clan of the Pashtuns and they own the ancestral furniture manufacturing business M. Hayat & Brothers in Peshawar.
[7] Hayat showed an interest in music at the age of nine when his sister was taking piano lessons in a private school.
They (the guitar lessons) were a way for my parents to push me to take part in an extra circular activity since I was very shy.
[2] When he was ten years old, his father was persecuted at the hands of General Pervez Musharraf during the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.
[8] Later, Hayat stated that the coup had a profound impact on his life and had channeled the lyrical and melodic content in his compositions.
[5] The track made it to the third position on the "IM Top Ten" after its release and was subsequently nominated in the Indus Music Awards for Best Debut.
[3] After a hiatus of five years, Hayat started recording his debut album in Islamabad at the S&M Studios with Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor.
[5] The record showcased a much heavier sound than Hayat's previous demo tapes which incorporated alternative-rock and heavy-metal genres.
[10] In February 2013, Hayat reached the semi-finals for in the genre of "Unsigned Only" and "Adult Contemporary" for "Pretend to Be" and "What Makes Me Happy", respectively.