Leo Moggie

Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr.) Leo Moggie anak Irok[1] PSM SSAP DA (born 1 October 1941) is a Malaysian former politician and former President of Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS); a splinter party of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) following the 1983 leadership crisis.[2] He is a former chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from 2004 to 2020.[3]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr.)

Leo Moggie Irok

PSM SSAP DA
Minister of Energy, Water and Communications
(Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts : 9 July 1978–15 June 1989)
(Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia : 8 May 1995–14 December 1999)
In office
8 May 1995 – 26 March 2004
MonarchJa'afar
Salahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyChan Kong Choy (1995–1999)
Tan Chai Ho (1999–2004)
Preceded bySamy Vellu as Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
Succeeded byLim Keng Yaik
ConstituencyKanowit
In office
29 July 1978 – 15 June 1989
MonarchYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Iskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
DeputyNajib Razak (1978–1980)
Nik Hussein Abdul Rahman (1980–1981)
Clarence E. Mansul (1981–1983)
Zainal Abidin Zin (1986–1987)
Abdul Ghani Othman (1987–1989)
Preceded byMohamed Yaacob as Minister of Energy, Technology and Research
Succeeded bySamy Vellu
ConstituencyKanowit
Minister of Works
In office
15 June 1989 – 7 May 1995
MonarchAzlan Shah
Ja'afar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyAlexander Lee Yu Lung (1989–1990)
Luhat Wan (1989–1990)
Kerk Choo Ting (1990–1995)
Peter Tinggom Kamarau (1990–1995)
Preceded bySamy Vellu
Succeeded bySamy Vellu
ConstituencyKanowit
Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad
In office
12 April 2004 – 11 March 2020
MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi (2004–2008)
Nor Mohamed Yakcop (2004–2009)
Najib Razak (2008–2018)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2009–2016)
Johari Abdul Ghani (2016–2018)
Lim Guan Eng (2018–2020)
CEOChe Khalib Mohamad Nor
Amir Hamzah Azizan
Preceded byAwang Adek Hussin
Succeeded byAhmad Badri Mohd Zahir
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kanowit
In office
14 September 1974 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byJoseph Unting Umang (Independent)
Succeeded byAaron Ago Dagang (PRS – BN)
Majority733 (1974)
1,934 (1978)
3,818 (1982)
4,240 (1986)
2,386 (1990)
uncontested (1995)
5,218 (1999)
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Machan
In office
14 September 1974 – 16 September 1978
Preceded byThomas Kana (PBB)
Succeeded byGramong Juna (BN)
Personal details
Born
Leo Moggie anak Irok

(1941-10-01) 1 October 1941
Kanowit, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partySarawak Native People's Party (PBDS)
Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materPennsylvania State University
University of Otago
OccupationPolitician

Early life

He was born in 1941 in Kanowit, Sarawak. Obtained early education at Tanjung Lobang Primary School, Miri and St Joseph School, Kuching before continuing his studies at Batu Lintang Teachers Training College, Miri.

He then obtained a master's degree in history from Otago University in 1965 and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

He started his career in private sector as the deputy general manager of Borneo Development Corporation from 1973 to 1974. He held various civil servant positions in Sarawak from 1966 to 1974.

Politics

He began his political career as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kanowit from 1974 to 2004. Prior to that, he was the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Machan from 1974 to 1978.

He was served as Minister of Welfare Services in 1976 to 1977 and as Minister of Local Government from 1977 to 1978 in Sarawak Government.

He then, join the Federal Cabinet as Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts from 1978 to 1989. He also then from 1989 to 1995, appointed as the Minister of Works. Then, he was the Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts again from 1995 to 1998. His last position as minister was as the Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia from 1998 to 2004.[4]

Upon retirement

He is a former chairman of the board for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from 12 April 2004 to 11 March 2020, making him the longest-serving chairman of the company. He also served as the chairman of the boards for Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and its pro-chancellor. He also serves as a director of Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd from 2004.

He is the adjunct professor at the Faculty of Communications and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia since March 2005.

He is also serves as senior independent non-executive director at DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and has been its independent non-executive director since 2005. At Asian Plantations Limited he was the independent non-executive director until 2014. He is the senior independent non-executive director of Digi.com Bhd[5] until 2013. At New Straits Times Press, he served as non-executive director until 2008.

Honours

He received an honorary doctorate of laws from Otago University, New Zealand, in 2000 and honorary doctorate of science from Multimedia University, Malaysia, in 2003.

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References
  1. Profile at Bloomberg
  2. Hazis, FS (2012). In Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 120-124, 127, 128. ISBN 978-981-4311-58-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "TNB chairman Leo Moggie retires, Treasury Sec. Gen. Ahmad Badri to succeed". The Star. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. Ex-minister appointed TNB chairman
  5. DiGi.com Berhad directorship
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  7. "Pahang Sultan awards for 182". The Star. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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