Background
Baba, Abdul Ghafar was born on February 18, 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Baba, Abdul Ghafar was born on February 18, 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Graduate, Sultan Idris Teachers Training College, Perak.
Member Federal Legislation Council, Malaysia, 1955-1959. Chief minister of Malacca Malaysia, 1959-1967. Chairman Majlis Amanah Rakyat, Malaysia, 1967.
Minister Government of Malaysia, minister national and rural development, 1969, 86-90, minister agriculture and rural development, 1974-1976, deputy prime minister, since 1986. Secretary Malacca division United Malay National Organization, 1951-1955, then chairman, then vice president, chairman economic bureau. Chairman Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority.
Secretary-general National Front, 1974. Chairman Majlis Amanah Rakyat Shares Trust and Education Fund. Committee chairman Aid Algerian Independence Struggle.
Director Dunlop Holdings Ltd., since 1983.
Member of Ayer Kroh Country (chairman).
Married Puan Asmah binti Alang Baba. 10 children.