Tridev Roy
May 14, 1933 –September 17, 2012
Diplomat, Politician, Writer
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Rajbari District
- Passed away in
- Islamabad
Raja Tridiv Roy (Urdu: تری دیو رائے; Chakma: 𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴) sometimes spelled Tridev Roy, (14 May 1933 – 17 September 2012) was a Pakistani Buddhist politician, diplomat and writer who was Minister of Minorities Affairs & Tourism in the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto cabinet. He was also the 50th Raja 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. He chose to remain a Pakistani when Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971. He became known as a writer, diplomat, Buddhist religious leader and politician in Pakistan.
Between 1981 and 1995, he served as Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina with concurrent accreditation in Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador. He was also a Minister-For-Life within the Pakistani government. Tridev Roy died in September 2012.
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