Leo Moggie Irok

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok (born 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 for Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

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.

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.

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.

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