Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad or better known as Altimet (born 27 November 1978) is a

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. He is a member of the

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(PH) coalition. He was a former member of the Teh Tarik Crew group which achieved success between 1999 and 2007. He has announced that his career as a singer after he 40th birthday has ended, but will still receive an offer to compose songs on behalf of others.

Early life

Altimet was born on 27 November 1978, in

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and is the son of Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Ali Alhadad and Sharifah Jamalah binti Syed Agil Alsagoff. He received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya and Sekolah Kebangsaan Raja Muda, Shah Alam and furthered his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (Men) Bukit Bintang, Petaling Jaya and Mara Muar Junior Science College, 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, the song "''Bring The Noise''" singing Antrax and Public Enemy sparked his interest in hip hop music.

Career

Music

Altimet began his music career by joining a band Teh Tarik Crew established in 1999. It is also accompanied by

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, DJ Fuzz and Fiquetional. Along with the band, Altimet released three albums with TTC, ''Are We Rap Stars Now'' (1999), '' How's The Level?'' (2002) and '' What's Next?'' (2004). After the band disbanded in 2007, he began his solo career. In November 2013, Altimet collaborated with The Singaporean singer, Awi Rafael through a song "''Kalau Aku Kaya''". In 2016, Altimet came up with the single "''Memang Mudah''" in which he collaborated with rapper, Sasi The Don and Maya Hanum. The song was recorded in conjunction with the advertising company's 9th anniversary, Mudah.my. He was the winner of the Best Performance category trophy through the song ''Amboi'' on Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) Ke-32 on 11 Februaryi 2018. He ended his career as a singer on her 40th birthday on 27 November 2018. Nevertheless, he remained in the music industry as a songwriter. His final live concert was The Last Altimet Show, which was held at 16 February 2019.

Business

Altimet ran an Islamic concept clothing brand for men and children under the label "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 the barber shop,

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. He also announced 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 combined forces to launch SVLTAN Management, an artiste management company.

Other appearances

Altimet is one of the 120 popular celebrities in the country who have made a success of the music initiative project under the control

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, Malaysian Artistes For Unity (MAFU) aimed at celebrating multiculturalism and ideas

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through songs and videos. Celebrities involved include

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and others. He is one of 10 new ambassadors 1M4U. Altimet became an actor in a movie ''

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'' as a special appearance and became the lead actor in PU Wid in

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and

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. In addition, he also appeared in theatrical plays '' Ola Bola The Musical'', the role of Sarjan Ahmad.

Personal life

Altimet is married and has three children. He revealed in an Hlive report: "Yes, I've been married for the last 15 years. I shared this during my last concert only to the fans who have supported me over the years because after this I am no longer in the industry." Altimet ventured into politics by officially joining

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(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 country's leader as well as strengthening the involvement of the arts in the country's politics.

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