Robert Romawia Royte is an Indian politician from Aizawl, Mizoram. He had been elected to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 2018 from Aizawl East - II Constituency,[1] and from Hachek Constituency from the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 2023. He was the Minister of State in the MNF ministry and held the portfolios of Sports and Youth Services, Tourism and Information and Communication Technology.[2][3]

Robert Romawia Royte
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
for Aizawl East 2
In office
December 2018 – December 2023
Preceded byLalsawta
Succeeded byB. Lalchhanzova
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
for Hachhek
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
Born (1967-01-29) 29 January 1967 (age 57)
NationalityIndian
Political partyMizo National Front (since 2013)
Alma materNEHU

Personal

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Robert Romawia is the son of Than Thuama Royte and Lalbiakveli and was born on January 29, 1967. He is married to Lalrampari Hnamte, a high school teacher and has 4 children.[4][failed verification]

Education

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He has completed his M.A. and M.Phil in Political Science in NEHU, Shillong.[5]

Career

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He is currently the Minister of State for three departments: Sports and Youth Services, Tourism and Information and Communication Technology.[citation needed]

He is the founder of TT ROYTE Group, and was the proprietor and chief managing director of Northeast Consultancy Services in Aizawl before his career shifted to politics. He is also the owner of I-League champion club Aizawl FC.[6][7][8]

Awards and achievements

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  • Appreciation Certificate for outstanding achievement by Govt. of Nagaland & Nagaland Education Mission Society, 2010.[citation needed]
  • “Zothansiamtu Award” All Mizoram Educated Federation Award, 2010.[citation needed]
  • Mizo of the Year, 2012, by Lelte Weekly Magazine.[citation needed]
  • Award for Most Successful Person in Mizoram, 2013 by Mizoram Periodical Journalist Association, Gen. Hqrs. Aizawl.[citation needed]
  • Editor's Award for Excellence by Sports Illustrated Magazine 2018.[citation needed]
  • Achiever's Award by Pratidin Time Group 2017.[citation needed]
  • National Nagri Award 2019.[citation needed]
  • Northeast Man of the Year 2017 by Byatikram Group and Telegraph.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "AIZAWL EAST II (ST) ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY". business standard. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mizoram govt plans to make Reiek Hills a tourist destination". eastmojo. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Mizoram: Half of newly elected 26 MNF MLAs are first timers". India TV News. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF ROBERT ROMAWIA ROYTE". Robert website. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (3 November 2018). "MNF candidate R.R. Royte hopes to repeat his football success in polls". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Meet 'Triple R', the Aizawl FC Owner Now Gunning To Be Mizoram MLA". thequint. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Aizawl FC will be an all-Mizo team one day: owner Robert Royte". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Profile on his Web Site". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.