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Former DPM Ghafar dies
Malaysiakini
Apr 23, 06 10:09am
Former deputy prime minister Ghafar Baba, 81, passed away this morning at Kuala Lumpur Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre.
Ghafar, who celebrated his birthday only a few days ago, died at 7.35am. His 81st birthday party held at the hospital on Tuesday was attended by many of his political colleagues, including a number top MCA leaders.
The former Umno politician was widely respected within MCA circles for his help to broker peace in the Chinese-based party when it was riven with factional feuds in the 1980s.
Since then, Ghafar’s birthday had become an annual event for MCA.
Ghafar was rushed to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre in Petaling Jaya for chest pains and difficulty in breathing last October (more…)