Hafiz

Hafiz, also known as Mohamad Hafiz Hassan bin Laden al-Assad Mahmoud Suleiman Mahatir Abu Minya al-Osama bin Muammar Gaddafi Hussein Ahmadinejad, is a retired religious leader from the Holy Arab Empirical State of Peace who was a teacher of the Mat religion, and is widely regarded as the most prominent and influential Supreme Mat in the history of Matism. He was eventually replaced by Supreme Mat Louise, who has endeavoured to continue his legacy. It is not known if Hafiz is still alive, as his home remains under secure guard at all times.

Early history
Born and raised by a roaming family of motorcycle nomads around Johor Bahru, Hafiz was a gifted child from young. He was squatting in corners by 3 and could ride a motorbike at the age of 7. He developed a smoking habit at 9 after being offered cigarettes by a strange uncle, and became the largest consumer of cigarettes in Johor. This attracted the attention of the Council of Mats as he was disrupting their supply of Holy Sticks, a derivative of the cigarette, but they were unable to move from their corners to deal with him. Instead, they dispatched a gang of parang-wielding motorcycle bandits to destroy Hafiz's home, but Hafiz was able to fight them off with his bare hands, and his superior motorcycle skills.

Rise to power
Hafiz's defeat of the Council of Mats led to the suicides of several council members, resulting in a power vacuum. Hafiz was continuously approached to join the council and solve the problems, but he continuously refused due to their injustices towards him, which had led to the closure of the local 7-11 where he stole his cigarettes from.

Eventually, while riding past the Camel Cigarette Factory, Hafiz had a vision of future greatness for Matism, and decided to act on it. He turned around and forced his way into the void deck where the Council of Mats was congregated, and defeated the armed guards with his superior guitar skills. Murdering the rest of the Council, Hafiz installed himself as the first Supreme Mat, the first of a new kind of religious leadership that would ultimately turn the fortunes of the beleaguered and unpopular faith.