Anthony Lancelot Dias
Anthony Lancelot Dias, also known as A. L. Dias (14 March 1912 – 22 September 2002), was an Indian Civil Service officer of Goan origin born in Mumbai who was in the Maharashtra cadre. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1970 for his management of a drought in Bihar. He also played a role in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese oppressors. He was the Chief commissioner or Lieutenant governor of Tripura from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of West Bengal from 1971 to 1977.