H. M. A. Gaffar

Abdul Gaffar
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
19 July 1989  9 October 1990
Preceded byZiauddin Ahmed Bablu
Succeeded byRafiqul Islam
State Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
10 December 1988  19 July 1989
Preceded bySheikh Shahidul Islam
Succeeded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
State Minister of Commerce
In office
1 January 1988  28 December 1988
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Munim (As Minister)
Succeeded byM. A. Sattar
Member of Parliament for Khulna-5
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byPrafulla Kumar Shil
Succeeded byHimself
In office
1988–1991
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded bySalhuddin Yusuf
Personal details
Born11 August 1936
Khulna, Bengal, British India
Died12 April 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 83)
CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
Awards Bir Uttom
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1968 - 1976
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (11 August 1936 – 12 April 2020), popularly known as HMA Gaffar, was a Bangladeshi politician, freedom fighter, and former Lieutenant Colonel of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad and was a state Minister of Commerce.