Rohingya Liberation Party

The Rohingya Liberation Party (RLP) was a Rohingya political organization in Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly Arakan, Burma). It had an armed wing called the Rohingya Liberation Army, which was led by a former mujahideen leader named Zaffar Kawal.

Rohingya Liberation Party
LeadersZaffar Kawal
Abdul Latif
Muhammad Jafar Habib
Dates of operation1972 (1972)–1974 (1974)
HeadquartersButhidaung
Active regionsRakhine State
IdeologyRohingya nationalism
Islamism
Size800–2,500
Opponents Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
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