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Born in 1951, Mohammad Nor Khalid or Lat is a revered cartoonist. His cartoons which reflect his view of Malaysian life and the world appear in the editorial pages of the New Straits Times. He started with an editorial comic strip called 'Scenes of Malaysia', then was known for the comic strip published weekly called Keluarga Si Mamat. His first book Kampung Boy, an autobiography of his life, was published in 1979 and sold thousands of copies within three months.