Leo Michael Toyad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad bin Abdullah (Jawi: محمد ليو ميکائيل توياد بن عبدالله; born 11 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Mukah constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato Sri Dr. Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah PSM PNBS PGBK JBS
محمد ليو ميکائيل توياد بن عبدالله
Minister of Tourism
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Monarch	Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Succeeded by	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Constituency	Mukah
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 May 1995 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs	Ja'afar Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1995-1999) Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2004)
Succeeded by	Joseph Salang Gandum
Constituency	Mukah
Deputy Minister of Education
In office 11 August 1986 – 4 May 1995 Serving with Fong Chan Onn
Monarchs	Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Anwar Ibrahim (1986-1990) Sulaiman Daud (1990-1995)
Preceded by	1. Tan Tiong Hong 2. Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Succeeded by	Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos
Constituency	Mukah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Mukah
In office 1982 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Edwin Esnen Unang
Succeeded by	Hanifah Hajar Taib
Majority	3,083 (1986) 8,305 (1990) uncontested (1995) 7,567 (1999) 9,178 (2004) 6,298 (2008) 12,764 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Leo Michael Toyad (1950-04-11) 11 April 1950 (age 75) Mukah, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political party	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Matilda Ho Kim Luan
Children	4
Occupation	Politician

Toyad was first elected to Parliament in the 1982 election. In 1987, he became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, appointed by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.^[2] After the 2004 election, he joined the full ministry of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as Minister for Tourism.^[3][4] He was dropped from the cabinet in 2006, in a move that surprised observers, to be replaced by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.^[4] 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.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6][7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	P146 Mukah, Sarawak		Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)		70.59%		Yaman Juan (IND)		29.41%
1986	P169 Mukah, Sarawak		Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)	8,615	60.90%		Salleh Jafaruddin (IND)	5,532	39.10%	14,376	3,083	71.56%
1990	P173 Mukah, Sarawak		Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)	11,616	77.82%		Abdul Ghani @ Lai Rani Etli (PERMAS)	3,311	22.18%	15,322	8,305	60.91%
1995	P185 Mukah, Sarawak		Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)	None	None	Unopposed
1999			Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)	11,258	75.31%		Yusuf Abdul Rahman (keADILan)	3,691	24.69%	15,371	7,567	60.53%
2004	P212 Mukah, Sarawak		Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)	11,829	81.69%		Mohamad @ Latip Rahman (IND)	2,651	18.31%	14,849	9,178	57.44%
2008	P213 Mukah, Sarawak		Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (PBB)	10,090	72.68%		Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure (IND)	3,792	27.32%	14,435	6,298	63.17%
2013			Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (PBB)	14,983	77.15%		Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure (DAP)	2,219	11.43%	19,879	12,764	75.08%
							Sylvester Ajah Subah (IND)	2,219	11.43%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2017)^[9][10]

• Sarawak :
  • Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) (1989)^[11]
  • Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (1996)^[12]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2006)^[13]