Aminuddin bin Baki was born on 26 January 1926 inChemur, Perak. He received his educationat the Anderson School, which wasthe best English school in Ipoh at thetime. Later he continued hisstudies at the University of Malaya (Singapore) and University of London. He has an excellent track recordineducation.

He was declared as "Father of Education"forhisservices and contributions in the field of education. He wasonceappointedas theChief Advisor for Education Malaysia. In order to improve the quality of education he haddraftedthe National Education Policy through theRazak Education Report in 1957andtheAbdul Rahman Talib Report in 1960. In addition, he satin severalcommittees established by the government to review or change the education system during the periodbefore and after the country achieved independence.

Among these wasthe Sultan Idris Training College Strike InvestigationCommitteein 1950, the BarnesCommittee in 1951, the Government Investigation Committeeof Malay pupils'Weaknesses in entering Secondary Schools which was chaired by him.

To datethere are771 materials includingvariousdocument,pictures, newspaper clippings, publicationsand others which have been kept and preserved meticulouslyat the National Archives.

Aminuddin Baki while attending the UNESCO Conference in November 1964

Aminuddin Baki was also activelyinvolved inassociations and other organisations such as theUniversity of Malaya Senate, theAl-Rahman Association, the Malayan Historical Society andDewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. He also introduced the Sijil Rendah Pelajaran (SRP), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia(STPM). Aminuddin establishedthe Malaysian Examinations Board in 1963.