People group profile · PG050625
The Rohingya of Saudi Arabia
The Rohingya of Saudi Arabia, numbering about 438,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the Rakhine State of Myanmar that has been denied citizenship there since 1982 and has suffered severe persecution and mass displacement.
They are a diaspora people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Rohingya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 438,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bengali
- Primary language
- Rohingya (rhg)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Al-Rohingya, الروهينجا
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- primarily in cities such as Mecca, Jeddah, and Medina
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rohingya are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rohingya
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Rohingya · Indo-European family
100% speak Rohingya
Gospel resources in Rohingya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Rohingya)
Bibles
- RCA – 2020 (John), 2021 (Luke) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rohingya
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Rohingya in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102170) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohingya | Bangladesh | 908,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rohingya | Myanmar | 636,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rohingya | Malaysia | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rohingya | United States | 13,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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