| HMA Gaffar | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Khulna-5 |
| Term Start: | 1986 |
| Term End: | 1988 |
| Predecessor: | Prafulla Kumar Shil |
| Successor: | Himself |
| Term Start1: | 1988 |
| Term End1: | 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Himself |
| Successor1: | Salhuddin Yusuf |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Khulna, Presidency Division, Bengal, British India |
| Death Place: | CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party: | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Allegiance: | (before 1971) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1959 - 1982 |
| Unit: | East Bengal Regiment |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Battles: | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards: | Bir Uttom[1] |
Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (11 August 1936 – 12 April 2020), popularly known as HMA Gaffar, was a Bangladeshi politician, freedom fighter, and former lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad and was a state Minister of Commerce.
Gaffar was born on 11 August 1936 to a Bengali family of Haldars in the village of Arazi-Sajiara in Dumuria, Khulna District. He was the son of Haldar Mohammad Kayqobad.[2]
Gaffar was elected to parliament from Khulna-5 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[3] [4]
Gaffar was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from Bangladesh Army.[5] He was member of the Central University of Science and Technology trustee board.[6] He was awarded Bir Uttom for gallantry.[7]
Gaffar died on 12 April 2020 in Combined Military Hospital.[8]