Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid was born on April 13, 1933 in Kampung Siglap (now Kampung Bahru), East Coast Road, Singapore.
The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of East Coast, Bedok, Changi-Simei, Fengshan, Siglap, Kampong Chai Chee and offshore islands of Pulau Tekong, Coney Island and Pulau Ubin.