Leo Moggie Irok
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok[1] (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[2] following the 1983 crisis. He is currently the the Chairman of the Board[3] 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.[4]
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[5] until 2013. At New Straits Times Press, he serves as Non-Executive Director until 2008.
Awards
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.
