Matin Samimiat is an Iranian-American man who has recently been trending following memes dubbing him as the Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy going viral on social media
Matin started buzzing on the internet after appearing on Jubilee’s latest debate video with his unique look, sporting a dark blue suit, flat-brimmed hat, and pointy moustache.
Who is Matin Samimiat as ‘Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy’ meme goes viral after debate with journalist Mehdi Hasan
Where the fuck is Jubilee finding these guys pic.twitter.com/W0uCTSt3Ip
— ape attack survivor (@pissvortex) July 21, 2025
During his appearance on Jubilee, Matin Samimiat got into a heated debate with Mehdi Hasan, sparking the explosion of memes across X.
Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy memes
Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy memes are currently trending on social media, featuring a picture of a man named Matin Samimiat after he appeared in Jubilee’s July 2025 “Surrounded” video. Matin sparked the interest of netizens after appearing with his unique outfit, wearing a flat-brimmed hat and sharply groomed facial hair, and debating with journalist Mehdi Hasan. People started flooding X with all kinds of jokes comparing him to an old-time villain, Spy vs. Spy, a puppeteer, a magician, and even the fictional assassin of the UHC CEO.
Iranian-American Matin Samimiat is a Golden West College, California student, making headlines for defending the sniper killings of Palestinian children in a viral Jubilee debate.
He is a Middle Eastern, born in Iran and currently living in USA. He is an associate of Science – AS Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration student at GWC.
Samimiat and fellow student Annaliese Hutchings secured a major victory for student free speech rights, as Golden West College agreed to repeal unconstitutional speech restrictions and pay attorney fees to resolve a federal lawsuit challenging campus censorship.
The case stemmed from college disciplinary officer Stephanie Smallshaw threatening YAF members Samimiat and Hutchings with punishment for displaying messages including “Illegal immigration is a cancer upon any society” and “Hamas is a terrorist organization, and they must be wiped from the face of the earth” during a campus club fair with their federal lawsuit challenging the disciplinary code provisions as unconstitutionally vague, overbroad, and selectively enforced against conservative viewpoints. U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter dismissed the case on July 18, 2025, following their settlement.
@GoldenWestHB Your student @MatinSamimiat (Matin Samimiat) is making headlines for defending the sniper killings of Palestinian children in a viral @jubileemedia debate. Given his history (including suing your school), his conduct may violate your code of ethics and harm your… https://t.co/XGeAR4TmJh
— Alex M (@straypatriot) July 21, 2025
Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy memes meaning and origin
The meme first went viral after Jubilee posted a video on YouTube on July 20, 2025:
1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)”
The video featured Samimiat debating Mehdi Hasan on immigration before getting voted out by the group. Notably, the timestamped clip of him at 54:48 immediately caught attention due to his eccentric look. One X user named @Alexander_Avina was among the first to post a screenshot with a simple caption:
Cmon lmao”
Soon, another user named @SheaSerrano posted a railroad villain comment, which racked up over 90,000 likes in a single day. Since then, the Samimiat has turned into meme fuel.
Mustache Hat Jubilee Guy memes usage and spread
As more netizens started seeing it, the memes started snowballing on X just hours after the Jubilee video aired. One user named @PinstripeBungle mocked Samimiat’s appearance stating:
I have never been less surprised by the physical appearance of someone…”
Another user, @Howlingmutant0, called him the “Mexican devil,” adding:
I don’t watch a lot of these Jubilee videos, but…”
Another user, @uncledoomer, mirrored Samimiat’s image into a black-and-white “truth vs. lies” riddle and evoked a Spy vs. Spy post.
Despite many differences with Hasan, this talk with these mentally disturbed guys is enlightening. And this Iranian, the fascist Matin Samimiat, is alive, when many bright souls who equally stood for the entire humanity are killed by our criminal regime 😡https://t.co/iRop7aoPja
— Zhaleh Sahand (@ZhalehSahand) July 21, 2025