Ghafar Baba

Infobox Vice President
name = Ghafar Baba
order = 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
term_start = 1986
term_end = 1993
vicepresident =
predecessor = Tun Musa Hitam
successor = Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
birth_date = February 18 1925
birth_place = Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
death_date = April 23 2006,
death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
party = Barisan Nasional, UMNO
spouse 1st marriage = Toh Puan Asmah Binti Alang
spouse 2nd marriage = Toh Puan D. Heryati Abdul Rahim
religion = Islam
occupation = Teacher
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term_start2 =
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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. Putra, Tunku Abdul Rahman (1986). "Political Awakening", p. 86. Pelanduk Publications. ISBN 967-978-136-4.] 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 April 23, 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. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/24/nation/14044647&sec=nation] [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/24/nation/14046759&sec=nation]

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
* Federal Territory Barisan Nasional Chief
* Deputy Prime Minister (1986 - 1993)

ee also

* Muzium Tun Ghafar Baba
* MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba

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