Leo Moggie
Leo Moggie Irok | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Energy, Water and Communications | |
| In office 4 May 1995 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | 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 | |
| Monarchs | 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 | |
| Monarchs | 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 1 October 1941 Kanowit, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| 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.[citation needed] 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
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2005)[5]
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2007)[6]
Sarawak :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) - Datuk Amar (1999)
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See also
References
- ^ Profile at Bloomberg
- ^ TNB's Board of Directors profile
- ^ Ex-minister appointed TNB chairman
- ^ DiGi.com Berhad directorship
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "Pahang Sultan awards for 182". The Star. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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- 1941 births
- Government ministers of Malaysia
- Dayak people
- Malaysian politicians
- People from Sarawak
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
- Living people
- University of Otago alumni
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
- Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak politicians
- Sarawak National Party politicians
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia