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Mohammad Nor KhalidMohammad Nor Khalid is a well known cartoonist in Malaysia. Also known as Lat, many of his cartoons appear in the editorial pages of the Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times. Lat was born on 5th March 1951 in a village called Kota Baru in Perak, not to be confused with Kota Bharu the capital of Kelantan. He had a wonderful talent for drawing as a child and drew excellent comics. At the age of 9, his gifted talent began to yield his family income. His first real book was Tiga Sekawan, a story about 3 friends who banded together to catch robbers. The book was published in his sixth year at Jalan Pasir Puteh Primary School in Ipoh. His publisher paid him 25 Ringgit for his service. By 1968, Lat was earning 100 Ringgit a month from his work. He later moved to Kuala Lumpur to become a cartoonist . Lat later joined the New Straits Times as a crime reporter but he later became a cartoonist. His first book Kampung Boy,an autobiography of his life was published in 1979 and sold thousands of copies within 3 months. His cartoons have been published in several cartoon books in Malaysia. He is famous throughout Malaysia. One of his books Kampung Boy was published in France by a French publisher. His latest book is Dr Who?! which is dedicated to Mahathir bin Mohamad,the former prime minister of Malaysia and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah. His cartoons reflect his view about Malaysian life and the world. Lat Books - Be Serious Lat
- Better Lat than Never
- Budak Kampung
- Dr. Who?!
- Entahlah Mak...
- It's a Lat Lat Lat Lat World
- Kampung Boy:Yesterday and Today
- Kampung Boy:Yesterday and Today(Japanese Version)
- Keluarga SiMamat
- Lat 30 Years Later
- Lat and Gang
- Lat and His Lot Again...
- Lat as Usual
- Lat at Large
- Lat gets Lost
- Lat was Here
- Lat with a Punch
- Lat's Lot
- Lots More Lat
- Lots of Lat
- Mat Som(Engish Version)
- Mat Som(Malay Version)
- The Kampung Boy
- The Portable Lat
- Town Boy
- Town Boy(Japanese Version)
- With a Little Bit of Lat
External Link Lat Link
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