Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Hadad or better known as Altimet (born 27 November 1978) is a Malaysian

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and former

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who has served as Member of the

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(MLA) for Lembah Jaya since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the

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(PH) coalition. He was a former member of the Teh Tarik Crew group, which was active between 1999 and 2007.

Early life

Altimet was born on 27 November 1978, in

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to Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Ali Alhadad and Sharifah Jamalah binti Syed Agil Alsagoff. He received his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya and Sekolah Kebangsaan Raja Muda, Shah Alam and furthered his secondary education at the Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School and Mara Muar Junior Science College (MRSM), Johor. He then furthered his studies at the university level at the International Medical University in

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. Altimet was first exposed to hip hop music since the age of 11, citing the song "

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" as sparking his interest in hip hop music.

Career

Music

Altimet began his music career by joining the hip hop group Teh Tarik Crew established in 1999. The group also consisted of Mizz Nina, DJ Fuzz and Fiquetional. Under Teh Tarik Crew, Altimet released three albums, ''Are We Rap Stars Now'' (1999), '' How's The Level?'' (2002) and '' What's Next?'' (2004). After the group disbanded in 2007, he began his solo career. In November 2013, Altimet collaborated with Singaporean singer Awi Rafael on a song "Kalau Aku Kaya". In 2016, Altimet released the single "Memang Mudah" in which he collaborated with Sasi The Don and Maya Hanum. The song was recorded in conjunction with the Mudah.my's 9th anniversary. He was the winner of the Best Performance category trophy through the song "Amboi" on the 32nd edition of Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) on 11 February 2018. He ended his career as a singer on his 40th birthday on 27 November 2018. Nevertheless, he remained in the music industry as a songwriter. His final live performance was The Last Altimet Show, which was held at 16 February 2019.

Business

Altimet founded an Islamic concept clothing label for men and children named Benua Clothing with a partner who is also a close friend of his, Mohd Nizar Manaf. The label began operating in early May 2014. In addition, he also manages one of the branches of Joe's Barbershop, a barber shop chain founded by Joe Flizzow. In 2018, he also announced that he would set up a barber shop franchise and invest in a pizza company and Al-Quran learning app, Recite. In 2020, Altimet and manager Yasmeen Zainal collaborated to launch SVLTAN Management, an artiste management company.

Other appearances

Altimet is one of the 120 celebrities in the country who contributed to the Pete Teo's 2008 musical initiative Malaysian Artistes For Unity aimed at promoting multiculturalism and Bangsa Malaysia through songs and videos. Other celebrities involved include Afdlin Shauki,

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, Jason Lo, Sharifah Amani, Adibah Noor and Maya Karin. In 2016, he was appointed one of ambassadors for the 1Malaysia for Youth initiative. Altimet made him film debut in the movie '' Rentap'' as a special appearance and became the lead actor of the drama PU Wid in

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and Astro Maya HD. In 2017, he was cast as Sarjan Ahmad in the theatrical play '' Ola Bola The Musical''.

Personal life

Altimet has been married since 2004 and has three children. He disclosed his marriage during The Last Altimet Show. Altimet ventured into politics by officially joining Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in April 2021. The main objectives of his participation include helping to achieve his dream of seeing the PKR president

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become the Prime Minister of Malaysia as well as strengthening the involvement of the arts in the country's political landscape.

Discography

Studio Album * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Kotarayaku'' (2014) * '' Amboi'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' O'' (2018)

Filmography

Film

Television

Teater

Music Video

Concerts and tours

* '' The Last Altimet Show'' (2019)Asraf Aded (19 December 2018)
The Last Altimet Show! Altimet's Last Concert Before Retired
Astro Gempak. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

Awards and Nominated

Election results

References

External links

* * {{Facebook, altimetonline Living people Malaysian male singers 1978 births Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly English singers Malaysian singer-songwriters Malaysian television actors Malaysian television personalities Malaysian rappers Malaysian Muslims Malaysian composers Malaysian people of Malay descent Malay-language singers People from Petaling Jaya