| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' |
| Jaffar Hussein | |
| Order: | 4th |
| Office: | Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia |
| Term Start: | June 1985 |
| Term End: | May 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Abdul Aziz Taha |
| Successor: | Ahmad Mohd Don |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Spouse: | Rohila Abdul Rahman |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relations: | Nur Jazlan Mohamed (son-in-law) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Queensland |
Jaffar bin Hussein (11 June 1931 – 11 August 1998) was a Malaysian banker and economist who served as the 4th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia from 1985 to 1994.
Jaffar graduated with a commerce degree from the University of Queensland in 1958. He served as chairman and chief executive of Malayan Banking Berhad prior to his appointment as Bank Negara Governor.[1]
Jaffar died of pneumonia at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre on 11 August 1998, aged 67. He was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[2]
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