Tun
TUN or tun may refer to:
Biology
* Tun shells, large sea snails of the family '' Tonnidae''
* Tun, a tardigrade in its cryptobiotic state
* Tun or Toon, common name for trees of the genus '' Toona''
Places
* Tun, Sweden, a locality in Västra ...
Abdul Ghafar bin Baba ( ms, عبدالغفار بن باب, label=
Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a
Malaysian politician who served as 6th
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, تيمبلن ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 1 ...
from 1986 to 1993.
Life and career
He was born on 18 February 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
The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...
(UMNO)
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
, which is part of the
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 ...
coalition.
In 1942, he married Toh Puan Asmah Binti Alang and they had twelve children, five of whom have died. In the early 1990s, he married his second wife Toh Puan Heryati Abdul Rahim, with whom he had one child.
In 1986, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister by Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad. Previously,
Musa Hitam held the deputy premiership but he resigned, citing irreconcilable differences with Mahathir.
[Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra (1986). ''Political Awakening'', p. 86. Pelanduk Publications. .] 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.
On 23 April 2006, he died at
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in
Kuala Lumpur
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due to poor heart and lung condition. 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
The National Mosque of Malaysia ( ms, Masjid Negara Malaysia) is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among of gardens. Its key features are a minaret and a 16-pointed star concrete main ...
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Kuala Lumpur
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alongside the graves of former Prime Ministers
Tun Abdul Razak and
Tun Hussein Onn and former Deputy Prime Minister
Tun Dr Ismail.
Posts
* Teachers' Union secretary (1946–1948)
* Melaka UMNO Secretary (1951)
* Melaka UMNO Chairman (1955)
* Chief Minister of Malacca (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)
Election results
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* :
**
Grand Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1995)
* :
**
Grand Knight of the
Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2017)
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
* 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
Mara or MARA may refer to:
Animals
*Mara (mammal), a species of the cavy family
*Mara the Lioness, in the movie ''Born Free''
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Mara (''Doctor Who''), an evil being in two ''Doctor Who'' serials
*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
Sungai Udang is a mukim and town in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Tangga Batu.
Education
}) or alternatively known as MARA Junior Science College or MJSC. The school is located on a 19- ...
,
Malacca.
* Six
FELDA
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...
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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1925 births
2006 deaths
People from Malacca
People from Negeri Sembilan
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent
Malaysian people of Indonesian descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian schoolteachers
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Dewan Negara
Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia
Government ministers of Malaysia
Agriculture ministers of Malaysia
Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Malacca state executive councillors
Chief Ministers of Malacca
Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia