Abu Bakar Taib

1995–2004Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture

1995–2013Barisan Nasional

Born (1943-03-21) 21 March 1943 (age 83)

Kedah, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

Party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Wira Mahkota Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar Taib DHMS DSDK KMN BCK PJK
أبو بکر طيب‎
Ministerial roles
1995–2004	Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-21) 21 March 1943 (age 83) Kedah, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician

Abu Bakar bin Taib (born 21 March 1943) is a former Malaysian politician, who represented the seat of Langkawi in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1995 to 2013.^[1] He was a member of the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and from 1999 to 2004 was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry.^[2]

Abu Bakar was re-elected to Parliament in the 2008 election,^[3] having earlier survived a speculated challenge by Mukhriz Mahathir for the UMNO nomination for his seat.^[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 election, to be replaced by the state assemblyman for Kuah, Nawawi Ahmad.^[5]