Tridev Roy

Tridev Roy
𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴
Raja
Chief of the Chakma Circle
Reign2 May 1953 - 1971
PredecessorNalinaksha Roy
SuccessorDevasish Roy
Born14 May 1933
Rangamati District, Chittagong Hill Tracts, British India
Died17 September 2012(2012-09-17) (aged 79)
Islamabad, Pakistan
FatherNalinaksha Roy
MotherBenita Roy
OccupationWriter

Raja Tridiv Roy (Urdu: تری دیو رائے; Chakma: 𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴) sometimes spelled Tridev Roy, (14 May 1933 – 17 September 2012) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat and writer who was the Minister of the Minority Affairs in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto cabinet. He was also the 50th Raja/King of the Chakma tribe in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of present-day Bangladesh from 2 May 1953, until his abdication in 1971 following the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2] He chose to remain a Pakistani when Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971.[3] He became known as a writer, diplomat, Buddhist religious leader and politician in Pakistan.[4][1]

Between 1981 and 1995, he served as Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina with concurrent accreditation in Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.[5] He was also a Minister-For-Life within the Pakistani government.[6] Tridev Roy died in September 2012.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Hindus Contribution Towards Making Of Pakistan Retrieved 28 January 2011
  2. ^ "Tridiv Roy passes away". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 18 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ^ Genesis of Indigenous Chakma Buddhists and Their Pulverization Worldwide. Gyan Publishing House. 2010. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-81-7835-758-4.
  4. ^ "Chittagong's former Chakma raja who left Bangladesh to live in Pakistan". 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ Hyatt, Ishrat (18 September 2012). "Eulogy for a friend". The News International. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference etribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Raja Tridiv Roy dies". Dawn. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.