Leo Michael Toyad
Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad bin Abdullah 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 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, appointed by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. After the 2004 election, he joined the full ministry of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as Minister for Tourism. He was dropped from the cabinet in 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.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- * Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia – Tan Sri
- * Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak – Dato Sri
- * Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak – Datuk
- * Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
- * Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal