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Abdul Ghafar Baba | |
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| 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In office 10 May 1986 – 15 October 1993 | |
| Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Musa Hitam |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Constituency | Jasin |
| 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 | |
| Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (1986–1990) Ng Cheng Kuai (1986–1987) Mohd. Yasin Kamari (1990–1993) |
| Preceded by | Sanusi Junid |
| Succeeded by | Annuar Musa |
| Constituency | Jasin |
| In office 22 December 1970 – 4 September 1974 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Assistant Minister | Abdul Samad Idris (1970–1973) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Constituency | Malacca Utara |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 5 September 1974 – 14 January 1976 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Deputy | Mokhtar Hashim (1974–1975) Mustapha Abdul Jabar (1975–1976) |
| Preceded by | Himself (Rural Development) Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (Agriculture) |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ahmad |
| Constituency | Alor Gajah |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Malacca | |
| In office 1 June 1959 – 5 October 1967 | |
| Governor | Leong Yew Koh Abdul Malek Yusuf |
| Preceded by | Osman Talib |
| Succeeded by | Talib Karim |
| Constituency | Tanjong Kling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1925 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 23 April 2006 (aged 81) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party |  United Malays National Organisation |
| Other political affiliations |  Alliance PartyBarisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse(s) | Asmah Alang Dayang Heryati Abdul Rahim |
| Relations | Abdul Aziz Jaafar (son-in-law) Ahmad Hamzah (son-in-law) Zahid Arip (grandson) |
| Children | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Allahyarham Tun Datuk Seri Utama 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.