Mat Dan

Life

Early life Daniel James Tyler was born in Bristol, England on 18 October 1989 after completing his A-level. he came to Kapas Island. As long as he was there, he volunteered in a chalet. He returned to Pulau Kapas in 2010 There he learned the Terengganu dialect.

Embracing Islam In January 2013, he converted to Islam with the help from his adopted brother, Zakaria Sulong,

Family He engaged and married Nadifa Adnan, a local Malay girl, on 12 March 2017 at his wife's home in Bukit Chendering, Terengganu.

He has a son born on 5 May 2018 at the Salam Specialist Hospital and was named as Muhammad Zayne Danial James Tyler. On 7 November 2020, Mat Dan blessed with second son born at 10.55 MST at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital. He named his second son as Eydan Yusoff bin Daniel James Tyler 20 days later.

Career , he worked as a radio announcer at Manis FM and hosting a food travelogue programme.

Ambassador On 22 October 2016, he was appointed as Terengganu State Environmental Ambassador in conjunction with the State Level National State Day at Kerteh by the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE).

On 4 September 2019 Mat Dan was selected as the Terengganu Tourism Icon by the Terengganu state government. His appointment was made to enable Mat Dan to promote and strengthen Terengganu in overseas markets such as the United Kingdom and Europe. He said, "From the first day I arrived in Malaysia, I have fallen in love with this country".

Filmography

Television

Telemovie Year Title Role TV channel 2018 Matilahnak Astro Citra 2021 Busker Bercinta Rejab TV2

Television series Year Title Role TV channel Notes 2016–2017 Jenaka Kampung Kalut (J.K.K) TV3 Sitcom

Radiography

Radio Year Title Station 2019–2021 Manis Manis Pagi Manis FM 9 January 2022 – present Molek Petang Molek FM