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.
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.
Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout. Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1982P146 Mukah, SarawakLeo Michael Toyad (PBB)70.59%Yaman Juan (IND)29.41%1986P169 Mukah, SarawakLeo Michael Toyad (PBB)8,61560.90%Salleh Jafaruddin (IND)5,53239.10%14,3763,08371.56%1990P173 Mukah, SarawakLeo Michael Toyad (PBB)11,61677.82%Abdul Ghani @ Lai Rani Etli (PERMAS)3,31122.18%15,3228,30560.91%1995P185 Mukah, SarawakLeo Michael Toyad (PBB) None NoneUnopposed1999Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)11,25875.31%Yusuf Abdul Rahman (keADILan)3,69124.69%15,3717,56760.53%2004P212 Mukah, SarawakLeo Michael Toyad (PBB)11,82981.69%Mohamad @ Latip Rahman (IND)2,65118.31%14,8499,17857.44%2008P213 Mukah, SarawakMuhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (PBB)10,09072.68%Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure (IND)3,79227.32%14,4356,29863.17%2013Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah (PBB)14,98377.15%Hai Merawin @ Bonaventure (DAP)2,21911.43%19,87912,76475.08%Sylvester Ajah Subah (IND)2,21911.43%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2017)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2006) Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (1996) Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) (1989) Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)
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