Lat's professional career began at the age of thirteen when his
cartoons were published in Majallah Filem and Movie News.
While still in his teens, his first comic books 'Tiga Sekawan' and
'Keluarga Si Mamat' appeared weekly in the newspaper Berita Minggu.
By 1974, his artistic talent was recognized and he became editorial
cartoonist of the Times.
He left the daily a decade later to freelance. Over the years, Lat
did all types of cartooning: political, social, and gag cartoons;
comic strips, commercials, and animation.
Lat is especially known for his comic 'Kampung Boy'. His many
achievements were crowned with the awarding of the very prestigious
Malaysian honorific "datuk" in 1994.
