Abdul Ghafar Baba

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Baba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghafar. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Datuk Seri Utama
Abdul Ghafar Baba
SSM SUMW PPM
عبدالغفار باب‎
File:Ghafar Baba.jpg
6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
10 May 1986 – 15 October 1993
MonarchsIskandar
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
MonarchsIskandar
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
MonarchsAbdul 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, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
PartyFile:UMNO (Malaysia).svg United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		File:Parti Perikatan logo.svg Alliance Party
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)Asmah Alang
Dayang Heryati Abdul Rahim
RelationsAbdul Aziz Jaafar
(son-in-law)
Ahmad Hamzah (son-in-law)
Zahid Arip (grandson)
Children
OccupationTeacher

Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (Jawi: عبدالغفار بن باب; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993.

Life and career

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He was born on 18 February 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, the son of impoverished villagers from Malacca state who emigrated as pastoral nomads, namely Baba Abdullah from Sungai Udang and his wife, Saodah Salleh from Bemban. Ghafar Baba became a teacher and later became a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) political party, which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

In 1943, he married Toh Puan Asmah Binti Alang (1927–2004) and they had twelve children, three of whom he outlived. In the early 1990s, he polygamously married his second wife, Toh Puan Heryati Abdul Rahim, with whom he had one child, and divorced in 2003.

In 1986, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Previously, Musa Hitam held the deputy premiership but resigned, citing irreconcilable differences with Mahathir.[1] On 15 October 1993, during a UMNO election, he was challenged by Anwar Ibrahim. Ghafar Baba was defeated by Anwar and subsequently lost the deputy premiership.

He died on 23 April 2006, at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur due to cardiopulmonary complications. He had been in critical condition for several months prior to his death. He was buried the same day in an official state funeral at Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.[2][3]

Posts

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  • Teachers' Union secretary (1946–1948)
  • Melaka UMNO Secretary (1951)
  • Melaka UMNO Chairman (1957)
  • Chief Minister of Malacca (1959–1967)
  • UMNO Supreme Working Council member (1957)
  • UMNO Information chief (1959)
  • UMNO Vice President (1962–1987)
  • Barisan Nasional Secretary-General[1]
  • Federal Territories Barisan Nasional liaison chief[1]
  • Deputy Prime Minister and UMNO Deputy President (1986–1993)

Election results

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Malacca State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1959 N06 Tanjong Kling Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 3,247 86.54% Mohd Nor Noordin (PMIP) 505 13.46% 3,798 2,742 79.99%
1964 N01 Tanjong Kling Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 3,834 79.46% Manah Mohd (PRM) 649 13.45% 4,970 3,185 83.95%
Mohd Nor Noordin (PMIP) 342 7.09%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1969 P087 Malacca Utara Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 15,692 63.86% Ali Md. Salleh (PAS) 8,881 36.14% 26,088 6,811 78.49%
1974 P095 Alor Gajah Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 20,890 78.89% Abdul Ghani Long (PEKEMAS) 5,591 21.11% 27,750 15,299 77.76%
1978 P096 Jasin Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 18,599 60.40% Abdul Karim Abu (DAP) 6,532 21.21% 31,672 12,067 79.00%
Jaliluddin Abd Wahid (PAS) 5,660 18.38%
1982 Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 27,542 81.07% Salleh Ayob (PAS) 6,432 18.93% 35,657 21,110 76.54%
1986 P114 Jasin Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 20,772 76.35% Rahimin Bani (PAS) 6,436 23.65% 28,200 14,336 71.21%
1990 Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 22,826 72.46% Aris Konil (S46) 8,674 27.54% 32,519 14,152 77.93%
1995 P124 Jasin Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 25,693 78.19% Ahmad Mohd Alim (PAS) 4,856 14.78% 34,181 20,837 75.80%
Aris Konil (S46) 2,310 7.03%
1999 P122 Batu Berendam Abdul Ghafar Baba (UMNO) 37,656 55.36% Khalid Jaafar (KeADILan) 30,368 44.64% 69,592 7,288 78.82%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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Foreign honours

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Places named after him

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File:Tun Abdul Ghaffar Baba Memorial.png
Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Memorial
  • Persiaran Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba, a major road at Peringgit, Malacca.
  • Persimpangan Tun Abdul Ghafar, an intersections between Jalan Batu Berendam, Persiaran Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba and Lebuh Ayer Keroh at Peringgit, Malacca.
  • The Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Memorial, a memorial and museum in honour of his achievements located at Persiaran Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba in Peringgit, Malacca.
  • MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba a MARA institution boarding school at Jasin, Malacca.
  • SMK Ghafar Baba (formerly SMK Masjid Tanah), a secondary school at Masjid Tanah, Malacca.
  • Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Mosque, Sungai Udang, Malacca.
  • Six FELDA settlements were renamed after him, they are FELDA Tun Ghafar Machap, FELDA Tun Ghafar Hutan Percha, FELDA Tun Ghafar Menggong, FELDA Tun Ghafar Kemendor, FELDA Tun Ghafar Air Kangkong and FELDA Tun Ghafar Bukit Senggeh.
  • Kolej Tun Ghafar Baba, a residential college at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kuala Perlis, Perlis
  • Kolej Tun Ghafar Baba, a residential college at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor

Notes and references

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