[15][16][17][18] In January 2013, he converted to Islam with the help from his adopted brother, Zakaria Sulong,[13] and changed his name to Mohammad Kareef Daniel Abdullah.

[19][20] He engaged and married Nadifa Adnan,[21][22] a local Malay girl,[23] on 12 March 2017 at his wife's home in Bukit Chendering, Terengganu.

[24][25] He has a son born on 5 May 2018 at the Salam Specialist Hospital and was named as Muhammad Zayne Danial James Tyler.

[11][26] On 7 November 2020, Mat Dan blessed with second son born at 10.55 MST at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital.

His appointment was made to enable Mat Dan to promote and strengthen Terengganu in overseas markets such as the United Kingdom and Europe.