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Leo Michael Toyad

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Dr.
Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Mukah, Sarawak
Assumed office
1982
Preceded by Salleh Jafaruddin
Malaysian Minister for Tourism
In office
2004–2006
Preceded by Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Succeeded by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Personal details
Born (1950-04-11) 11 April 1950 (age 67)
Mukah, Crown Colony of Sarawak
Political party PBBBarisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Matilda Ho Kim Luan
Children 4
Occupation Politician

Dato' Sri Dr. Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (born 11 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Mukah constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

Toyad was first elected to Parliament in the 1982 election. In 1987 he became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, and after the 2004 election he joined the full ministry of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as Minister for Tourism . He was dropped from the ministry 2006, in a move that surprised observers, to be replaced by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. 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.


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