Tridev Roy
| Tridev Roy 𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴 | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
| Chief of the Chakma Circle | |
| Reign | 2 May 1953 - 1971 |
| Predecessor | Nalinaksha Roy |
| Successor | Devasish Roy |
| Born | 14 May 1933 Rangamati District, Chittagong Hill Tracts, British India |
| Died | 17 September 2012 (aged 79) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Father | Nalinaksha Roy |
| Mother | Benita Roy |
| Occupation | Writer |
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. 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.