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

Early life

Sen was born on 24 November 1949 in

Habiganj Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ) is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Population: Total population of Habiganj is about 95,000 Railroad * Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–B ...

, East Bengal, Pakistan. In 1973, he completed his MBBS from

Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is situated in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh and is the oldest medical college in the south-eastern part of the country. It is affiliated with a tertiary level hospital where clinical students are tra ...

. He did a diploma in Specialized Surgery in 1980 from Austria.

Career

Sen worked under Professors Kabiruddin and Mohammad Shahidullah of the Burn and Plastic Surgery unit at

Dhaka Medical College Hospital Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It houses medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on one campus. The country's first eve ...

before taking over the unit. He was the project director of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. In February 2011, Sen was appointed the chief coordinator of the Burn Units in Bangladesh. Sen, national coordinator of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital met Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

in July 2017 to seek financial support for a patient. Sen was awarded the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2018. Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh gave Sen the HRPB Award-2016. Sen was the coordinator of the

Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) is a hospital dedicated for burn and plastic surgery situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is regarded as the largest burn and plastic surgical care center in the world. History ...

. In January 2024, Sen was appointed Minister of Health and Family Welfare replacing Dr

Zahid Maleque Zahid Maleque (born 11 April 1959) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh), Minister of Health and Family Welfare. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Manikganj- ...

by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sen was surprised at his appointment. He spoke against corruption after taking office.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Samanta Lal 1949 births Living people Bangladeshi surgeons Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh People from Habiganj District Chittagong Medical College alumni