Abdul Ghafar Baba

Tun Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (Malay: عبدالغفار بن باب; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993.


Abdul Ghafar Baba

عبدالغفار باب
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6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
10 May 1986 – 1 December 1993
MonarchIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byMusa Hitam
Succeeded byAnwar Ibrahim
ConstituencyJasin
Minister of Rural Development
(Minister of National and Rural Development : 23 September 1970 – 11 May 1972, 11 August 1986 – 20 May 1987)
(Minister of Rural Economy Development : 11 May 1972 – 25 August 1974)
In office
11 August 1986 – 1 December 1993
MonarchIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyTajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (1986–1990)
Ng Cheng Kuai (1986–1987)
Mohd. Yasin Kamari (1990–1993)
Preceded bySanusi Junid
Succeeded byAnnuar Musa
ConstituencyJasin
In office
22 December 1970 – 4 September 1974
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Assistant MinisterAbdul Samad Idris (1970–1973)
Preceded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byHimself as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
ConstituencyMalacca Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
5 September 1974 – 14 January 1976
MonarchAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
DeputyMokhtar Hashim (1974–1975)
Mustapha Abdul Jabar (1975–1976)
Preceded byHimself (Rural Development)
Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (Agriculture)
Succeeded byAli Ahmad
ConstituencyAlor Gajah
2nd Chief Minister of Malacca
In office
1 June 1959 – 5 October 1967
GovernorLeong Yew Koh
Abdul Malek Yusuf
Preceded byOsman Talib
Succeeded byTalib Karim
ConstituencyTanjong Kling
Personal details
Born(1925-02-18)18 February 1925
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died23 April 2006(2006-04-23) (aged 81)
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation
Spouse(s)Asmah Alang
Dayang Heryati Abdul Rahim
RelationsAhmad Hamzah (son-in-law)
OccupationTeacher

On 23 April 2006, he died in Kuala Lumpur from heart and respiratory failure.[1][2]

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