Adham Baba

Adham Baba
أدهم بابا
Adham in 2022
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
30 August 2021 – 19 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyAhmad Amzad Hashim
Preceded byKhairy Jamaluddin
Succeeded byChang Lih Kang
(Minister of Science and Technology)
ConstituencyTenggara
Minister of Health
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyNoor Azmi Ghazali
Aaron Ago Dagang
Director-GeneralNoor Hisham Abdullah
Preceded byDzulkefly Ahmad
Succeeded byKhairy Jamaluddin
Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Higher Education
In office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterShafie Salleh
(2004–2006)
Mustapa Mohamed
(2006–2008)
Preceded byMahadzir Mohd Khir
(Parliamentary Secretary in Ministry of Education)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencyTenggara
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tenggara
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byHalimah Mohd Sadique
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byManndzri Nasib
(BN–UMNO)
Majority5,933 (2018)
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byHishamuddin Hussein
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byHalimah Mohd Sadique
(BN–UMNO)
Majority17,088 (2004)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Pasir Raja
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byHalimah Mohd Sadique
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byRashidah Ismail
(BN–UMNO)
Majority6,792 (2008)
6,666 (2013)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2008Barisan Nasional
2018–2022Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Adham bin Baba

(1962-10-06) 6 October 1962 (age 62)
Batu Pahat, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)
Taibah Tabrani
(died 2007)

(m. 2010)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (MBBS}
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Sri Dr. Adham bin Baba (Jawi: أدهم بن بابا; born 6 October 1962) is a Malaysian doctor and a politician who served as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tenggara from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2018 to 2022, having previously been Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Parit Raja from 2008 to 2018.

Before being appointed to ministerial positions, Adham served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education from 2004 to 2008. He is a member and the Division Chief of Tenggara of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

  1. ^ "Who is Dr Adham Baba, the health minister who will lead fight against Covid-19?". Malay Mail. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.