Ghafar Baba

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Ghafar Baba
In office
1986 – 1993
Preceded by Tun Musa Hitam
Succeeded by Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Born February 18, 1925
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Died 23 April 2006,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party Barisan Nasional, UMNO
Occupation Teacher
Religion Islam

Tun Ghafar Baba (February 18, 1925–April 23, 2006) was a Malaysian politician from Melaka and a former Deputy Prime Minister. He was born on February 18, 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, the son of an impoverished villager. Ghafar Baba became a teacher and later became a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) political party, which is part of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

In 1942, he got married to Toh Puan Asmah Binti Alang and got a total of 10 children over the years, 3 of whom have died. In the early 90's, he got married to his second wife Heryati Abdul Rahim, and have 3 children with her. The eldest Happy Andira Musriyama, followed by Mohd. Ramdhanny and then on 18 October 1996 followed by the apple of his eye Kartika Sri Binti Tun Abdul Ghafar.

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

On 23 April 2006, he died at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur due to poor heart and lung conditions. He had been in critical condition for several months prior to his death. He was buried in an official state funeral at Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur on the same day alongside the graves of former Malaysian Prime Ministers, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn and former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail before nightfall.[1][2]

[edit] Posts

  • Teachers' Union secretary (1946 - 1948)
  • Melaka UMNO Secretary (1951)
  • Melaka UMNO Chairman (1955)
  • Melaka Chief Minister (1959 - 1963)
  • UMNO High Council member (1957)
  • UMNO Information Chief (1958)
  • UMNO Vice President (1962 - 1987)
  • Barisan Nasional Secretary-General [1]
  • Federal Territory Barisan Nasional Chief [1]
  • Deputy Prime Minister (1986 - 1993)

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Putra, Tunku Abdul Rahman (1986). Political Awakening, p. 86. Pelanduk Publications. ISBN 967-978-136-4.
Preceded by
Musa Hitam		 Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia
1986-1993		 Succeeded by
Anwar Ibrahim
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