Buba Sidiki Michael Baldeh (November 11, 1953 - July 9, 2014) was a Gambian politician, journalist and editor. He was a former managing editor of The Daily Observer, a Gambian daily newspaper, from 2000 to 2002. Baldeh was also a former member of the National Assembly of the Gambia from 1982 to 1985 and 1987-1994 during the first Gambian republic. Buba also served as Minister of Youths and Sports during the first Republic from 1992 to 1994. He survived by 8 Children and with two wives. Buba subsequently went on to serve several posts after the 1994 coup d’tat until his fall out with the then President of The Republic of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh.