Leo Moggie Irok

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri (Dr.)
Leo Moggie Irok
PSM SSAP DA
Minister of Energy, Water and Communications
In office
4 May 1995 – 26 March 2004
Monarch Ja'afar
Salahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy 1. Chan Kong Choy (1995-1999)
2. Tan Chai Ho (1999-2004)
Preceded by Samy Vellu as Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
Succeeded by Lim Keng Yaik
Constituency Kanowit
In office
8 July 1978 – 15 June 1989
Monarch Yahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Iskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime Minister Hussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy 1. Najib Razak (1978-1982)
2. Clarence E. Mansul (1982-1986)
3. Zainal Abidin Zin (1986-1989)
Preceded by Mohamed Yaacob as Minister of Energy, Technology and Research
Succeeded by Samy Vellu as Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
Constituency Kanowit
Minister of Works
In office
15 June 1989 – 3 May 1995
Monarch Azlan Shah
Ja'afar
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy 1. Mustaffa Mohammad (1986-1990)
2. Kerk Choo Ting (1990-1995)
3. Peter Tinggom Kamarau (1990-1995)
Preceded by Samy Vellu
Succeeded by Samy Vellu
Constituency Kanowit
Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Assumed office
April 2004
President Azman Mohd
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kanowit
In office
4 May 1995 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by Joseph Unting Umang (Independent)
Succeeded by Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS - BN)
Majority 733 (1974)
1934 (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 by Thomas Kana (PBB)
Succeeded by Gramong Juna (BN)
Personal details
Born Leo Moggie anak Irok
(1941-10-01) 1 October 1941
Kanowit, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Nationality Malaysian
Political party Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS)
Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University
University of Otago
Occupation Politician

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Leo Moggie anak Irok[1] PSM SSAP DA (born 1 October 1941) is a former politician and former Dayak Sarawak State Party (PBDS) president in Malaysia. PBDS is a part of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) fragmentation following the 1983 crisis. He is currently the Chairman of the Board[2] for Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

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 for Kanowit from 1974 to 2004. Prior to that, he was the Member of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly 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 from 1995 to 1998. His last position as minister was as the Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia from 1998 to 2004.[3]

Upon retirement

He is currently the Chairman of the Board for Tenaga Nasional Berhad. As the Chairman of TNB, 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 is the Independent Non-Executive Director until 2014. He is the Senior Independent Non Executive Director of Digi.com Bhd[4] until 2013. At New Straits Times Press, he serves 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. ↑ TNB's Board of Directors profile
  3. ↑ Ex-minister appointed TNB chairman
  4. ↑ DiGi.com Berhad directorship
  5. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  6. ↑ "Pahang Sultan awards for 182". The Star. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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