He was 80. Al-Fatihah.
Former Kalabakan Umno secretary Mohd Ayaz Khan confirmed his passing when contacted and described the veteran politician as a leader of great merit.
"I am on my way to Kota Kinabalu where he will be laid to rest. I understand he suffered from a number of ailments including kidney problems," he added.His daughter Noraini Abdul Ghapur said her late father was buried at the Kampung Likas Muslim cemetery in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday morning. Abdul Ghapur began his political career in the early 1970s as a member of Berjaya and stood in the Merotai state constituency in 1976, although he lost.He joined Umno when it moved to the state in the early 1990s. Abdul Ghapur was Kalabakan MP from 2004 to 2018, but lost the seat in GE14.
He was deputy chief minister from 1995 to 1997 and was state communications and works minister, and also held the state finance portfolio. – Bernama
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