Da Jacob Gyang Buba CFR (born October 10, 1951) is a retired Nigeria customs officer and elder statesman.

[5][6] Gyang Buba was born on October 10, 1951, in Madu Village of Du District, Jos South, Plateau State.

After finishing, He attended from 1966 to 1971, and graduated from the Provincial Secondary School, Kuru now known as Government Science Secondary School Kuru and afterwards attended the Institute of Administration in Ahmadu Bello University and graduated with a Diploma in Banking in 1975.

[9] He is an ordained member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and has been awarded the national honors of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR), he was also a member in the 2014 National Conference.

[9] In October 2022, a Nigerian national honor of Commander Of The Order Of The Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.