International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 7 12 2018 12 14 Rohingya crisis: identity of Rohingya Muslim in Myanmar 12 16 EN Ampong Matthew Boadie – Ampong 1 National Research University-Higher School of Economics, Department of Public Policy, Myasnitskaya Street 20, Moscow-101000, Russia Yakubu Yahaya 1 Nile University of Nigeria, Nigeria Rahman Md Ziaur 1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People\'s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Anusara Jhensanam 2 Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China Chanthamith Bouasone 3 School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China Hossain Md Saddam 4 Department of World History, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China Amin Md Al 5 Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh > Review Paper 2018 9 22 2018 12 14 Rohingya crisis is the top most recent crisis in the world based on the identity crisis and a part of the ethnic cleansing of the government of Myanmar. The main purpose of this study is to assess the identity of Rohingya Muslim in Myanmar. The study employs a historical approach and extensively depend on the secondary sources like books, journal articles, newspaper article and internet sources. This article reveals that Rohingyas are the legal citizen of Myanmar whohas been originated thousands of years ago. It also explores that the claims of the political leaders and the government of Myanmar are not justified because it is evident that Rohingyas have been a part of long history of Burma. This study will contribute to the existing debate and will clarify the actual identity of Rohingya Muslim. Copyright@ International Science Community Association