List of people of Chakma descent

The following is list of notable Chakma people or people of Chakma descent.

Academics

Activists

  • Kalpana Chakma, Bangladeshi human rights activist and feminist
  • Krishna Kishore Chakma — School Inspector under British India; credited with establishing schools across the Chittagong Hill Tracts and advancing literacy among the Chakma people. A historically significant figure not currently on the list.
  • Biraj Mohan Dewan — Historian and Author of Chakma Jatir Itibritta.

Art

Diplomats

  • Benita Roy (born 18 August 1907), Bangladeshi Chakma aristocrat, diplomat, and minister
  • Mukur Kanti Khisha[2] – Indian diplomat, Ambassador of India to Argentina, Chile.[3]
  • Supradip Chakma (born 1961), Bangladeshi diplomat, ambassador to Vietnam and Mexico.

Politicians

Royalty

Sports people

Writer

  • Biraj Mohan Dewan
  • Deepak Kumar Chakma
  • Purna Lal Chakma

Buddhist clergy

References

  1. ^ "Amit Chakma". www.president.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  2. ^ "Mukur Kanti Khisha", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2023-11-14, retrieved 2025-06-12
  3. ^ "মুকুর কান্তি খীসার সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনপঞ্জি". www.jumjournal.com. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  4. ^ https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizoram-nirupam-chakma-appointed-as-member-of-national-commission-for-scheduled-tribes-927733-2024-03-09
  5. ^ https://theprint.in/india/nirupam-chakma-first-from-chakma-community-to-be-appointed-ncst-member/1996828/
  6. ^ https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/india/nirupam-first-from-chakma-community-to-be-appointed-ncst-member.html
  7. ^ "Smt. Santana Chakma | Welfare of OBC Department". obcw.tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-11-22.