Samanta Lal Sen is a Bangladeshi physician and the incumbent Minister of Health and Family Welfare.^[1] Earlier, he was chief coordinator of the Burn Units across Bangladesh.^[2]

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Samanta Lal Sen
সামন্ত লাল সেন
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2024
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Zahid Maleque
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-24) 24 November 1949 (age 74) Sylhet District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now Habiganj District, Bangladesh)
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	Chittagong Medical College
Awards	Bangla Academy Fellowship (2018)

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Sen was born on 24 November 1949 in Habiganj, East Bengal, Pakistan.^[3] In 1973, he completed his MBBS from Chittagong Medical College.^[3] He did a diploma in Specialized Surgery in 1980 from Austria.^[3]

Sen worked under Professors Kabiruddin and Mohammad Shahidullah of the Burn and Plastic Surgery unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital before taking over the unit.^[4] He was the project director of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.^[5]

In February 2011, Sen was appointed the chief coordinator of all Burn Units in Bangladesh.^[6]

Sen, national coordinator of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 2017 to seek financial support for a patient.^[7]

Sen was awarded the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2018.^[8] Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh gave Sen the HRPB Award-2016.^[9] Sen was the coordinator of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.^[9]

In January 2024, Sen was appointed Minister of Health and Family Welfare, replacing Zahid Maleque.^[8] Sen was surprised at his appointment.^[10] He spoke against corruption after taking office.^[11]