Mamat Khalid

[1] 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.

Mamat married Hasmah Hassan on 14 April 1986, a week after his 23rd birthday and the couple are blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters.

[6] On 22 April 2017, Mamat was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Ampang Puteri Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties at about 3 in the morning after having some coffee with his friends.

He was believed to have extreme fatigue after attending the preview session of his latest movie, Lebuhraya Ke Neraka in Bukit Bintang.

[9][10] He 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.