Leo Michael Toyad
Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad bin Abdullah (Jawi: محمد ليو ميچايل توياد بن عبدالله; born 11 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Mukah constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]
Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah | |
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محمد ليو ميچايل توياد بن عبدالله | |
Minister of Tourism | |
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 | |
Monarch | Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
Preceded by | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir |
Succeeded by | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor |
Constituency | Mukah |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 May 1995 – 26 March 2004 | |
Monarch | Ja'afar Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1995-1999) Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2004) |
Succeeded by | Joseph Salang Gandum |
Constituency | Mukah |
Deputy Minister of Education | |
In office 11 August 1986 – 4 May 1995 | |
Monarch | Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja'afar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister | Anwar Ibrahim (1986-1990) Sulaiman Daud (1990-1995) |
Preceded by | 1. Tan Tiong Hong 2. Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
Succeeded by | Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos |
Constituency | Mukah |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Mukah | |
In office 1982 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Edwin Esnen Unang |
Succeeded by | Hanifah Hajar Taib |
Majority | 3,083 (1986) 8,305 (1990) uncontested (1995) 7,567 (1999) 9,178 (2004) 6,298 (2008) 12,764 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Leo Michael Toyad 11 April 1950 Mukah, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
Political party | United Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse(s) | Matilda Ho Kim Luan |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Politician |
Toyad was first elected to Parliament in the 1982 election. In 1987 he became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs,[2] and after the 2004 election he joined the full ministry of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as Minister for Tourism .[3][4] He was dropped from the ministry 2006, in a move that surprised observers, to be replaced by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.[4] Ahead of the 2008 election he indicated his intention to retire, but he recontested and won his seat, both in that poll and again in 2013.[5]
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2017)[6][7]
- Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) - Dato' Sri (2006)[8]
References
- "Muhammad Leo Micheal Toyad Abdullah, Y.B. Dato' Sri Dr" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- "Petition to ask seven-term Mukah MP to step down handed to PBB secretariat". The Star. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- Sulong, Wong (28 March 2004). "Cabinet shaped by realities". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- Chun Wai, Wong. "PM's choice stuns veterans". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- Wong, Jack; Ling, Sharon (22 February 2008). "Taib will not defend Kota Samarahan seat". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- "51 tokoh dianugerah 'Tan Sri'" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "The Sarawak Yang DiPertua Negeri's 85th birthday honours list". The Star. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2018.