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Rashid AhmedRohingya community elder and advocate
1948 – 2021 · Maungdaw, Arakan
Also known as U Tin Maung, Mayu Rashid
Human rights
A Rohingya community elder from Maungdaw, also known as U Tin Maung and Mayu Rashid, described by the European Rohingya Council as a respected elder of Quarter 4 in Maungdaw Township. Forced into exile in 1994, he settled in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where he continued to work for the Rohingya cause and supported Rohingya organisations and activists until his death in 2021.
What he did
1948
Born, the son of Zahir Miah and Fatema Khatun.
Maungdaw
A respected elder of Quarter 4 in Maungdaw Township.
1994
Forced into exile, he settled in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where he continued working for the Rohingya cause and supported Rohingya organisations and activists.
2021
Died in Chittagong on 16 September, aged 73.
His story
A Maungdaw elder who kept working from exile
Rashid Ahmed, also known as U Tin Maung and Mayu Rashid, was a Rohingya community elder from Maungdaw. He was the son of Zahir Miah and Fatema Khatun and was described by the European Rohingya Council as a respected elder of Quarter 4 in Maungdaw Township.
After being forced into exile in 1994, Rashid Ahmed settled in Chittagong, Bangladesh. According to the European Rohingya Council, he continued working for the Rohingya cause while living in Bangladesh. He remained connected to the community and supported the work of Rohingya organizations and activists. He died in Chittagong on 16 September 2021, aged 73.
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