His father, Hanoon Matar, was a striker for
Al-Minaa in the 1940s and passed on his love of football to his four sons: Jamil, Jalil, Jabbar, and Saadi. Jamil is the older brother of international player and coach
Jalil Hanoon. His two brothers also played football: Jabbar Hanoon, who played for a military team participating in the Army League, and Saadi Hanoon, who played for a local team in his hometown of Basra. ==Managerial statistics==