Abdul Ghafar Atan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Atan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghafar.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Haji
Abdul Ghafar Atan
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عبدالغفار بن أتن
Exco roles (Malacca)
2008–2011Chairman of the Housing, Small Town Development and Project Restoration
2011–2013Chairman of the Industry, Trade, Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives
2013–2014Chairman of the Public Works, Public Facilities, Transport and Project Restoration
2014–2018Chairman of the Public Works and Public Facilities
2020–2021Chairman of the Housing, Local Government and Environment
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2004–2021Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born(1956-07-13)13 July 1956
Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died17 November 2021(2021-11-17) (aged 65)
Malacca City, Malaysia
Cause of deathCOVID-19 complications
Resting placeKampung Asahan Muslim Cemetery
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseRabiah Hassan
Children3
OccupationPolitician
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Abdul Ghafar bin Atan (Jawi: عبدالغفار بن أتن; ‎13 July 1956 – 17 November 2021) was a Malaysian politician.

He served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018 and again from March 2020 to his death in November 2021, as well as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Asahan from May 2013 to his death in November 2021 and Gadek from March 2004 to May 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and also the Alor Gajah UMNO chief.[1]

Politics

Abdul Ghafar first contested as a BN candidate in the 11th general election in the Gadek state constituency in 2004 and went on to defend the seat in the 12th general election in 2008. In the 13th general election in 2013, he contested the Asahan seat and defended it in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018.[2]

Death

On 4 November 2021, it was announced Abdul Ghafar would not be picked by UMNO as the BN candidate on nomination day on 8 November to give way to younger face to defend the Asahan seat,[3][4] considered the hottest constituency in the Malacca state election on 20 November.[5]

After being dropped as the election candidate, he was screened and tested positive for COVID-19 at a private hospital on 7 November[6] and when his health deteriorated into critical condition later, he was put under an induced coma in the intensive care unit of Malacca General Hospital on the night of 9 November.[7][8] Abdul Ghafar subsequently died from the complications at age 65 in the hospital at 1.04pm on 17 November leaving behind his wife, Rabiah Hassan.[9][10] He was buried according to the COVID-19 pandemic standard operating procedure (SOP) at the Kampung Asahan Muslim Cemetery in Malacca.[11][12]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N07 Gadek Abdul Ghafar Atan (UMNO) 5,871 77.99% Yahaya Ja'alam (PAS) 1,185 15.74% 7,755 4,686 71.84%
S. Sibapatham (keADILan) 472 6.27%
2008 Abdul Ghafar Atan (UMNO) 5,326 69.75% S. Kanageswari (PKR) 2,310 30.25% 7,878 3,016 73.29%
2013 N09 Asahan Abdul Ghafar Atan (UMNO) 8,257 65.24% Wong Chee Chew (PAS) 4,400 34.76% 12,898 3,857 86.30%
2018 Abdul Ghafar Atan (UMNO) 5,942 45.80% Zamzuri Arifin (BERSATU) 5,667 43.68% 13,239 275 82.69%
Azlan Maddin (PAS) 1,365 10.52%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abdul Ghafar Atan". PRU Di Sinar (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Former Malacca state exco Abdul Ghafar dies". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "PRN Melaka: Umno tampil 90% muka baharu" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Melaka polls: Barisan unveils candidates list contesting all 28 state seats". The Star. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ Danial Dzulkifly (11 November 2021). "Five hot seats to watch in the Melaka state election". Malay Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "COVID-19 : Ghafaar Atan stabil - Anak" (in Malay). Bernama. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ Amran Mulup (10 November 2021). "Penyandang DUN Asahan kritikal di Hospital Melaka". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ Amran Mulup (10 November 2021). "Bekas ADUN Asahan kritikal Covid-19" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Former Asahan rep passes away". Bernama. The Star. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ex-Asahan assemblyman Abdul Ghafar Atan dies". Free Malaysia Today. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Former Melaka rep Abdul Ghafar dies". Bernama. New Straits Times. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ^ Nor Farhana Yaacob (17 November 2021). "Bekas ADUN Asahan meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  13. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  15. ^ a b c d "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).