| Samar Sen | |
| Office: | 1st and 8th Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations |
| Term Start: | January 1969 |
| Term End: | June 1974 |
| Predecessor: | Gopalaswami Parthasarathy |
| Successor: | Rikhi Jaipal |
| Term Start1: | 1946 |
| Term End1: | 1948 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Successor1: | B. N. Rau |
| Office2: | 2nd High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh |
| Term Start2: | June 1974 |
| Term End2: | November 1976 |
| Predecessor2: | Subimal Dutt |
| Successor2: | K. P. S. Menon |
| Office3: | President of the United Nations Security Council |
| Term Start3: | 1972 |
| Term End3: | 1973 |
| Predecessor3: | Jeanne Martin Cissé |
| Successor3: | Chaidir Anwar Sani |
| Office4: | Chairperson of the Group of 77 |
| Term Start4: | 1970 |
| Term End4: | 1971 |
| Office5: | 7th High Commissioner of India to Pakistan |
| Term Start5: | 1968 |
| Term End5: | 1969 |
| Predecessor5: | Kewal Singh Choudhary |
| Successor5: | B. K. Acharya |
| Office6: | 7th High Commissioner of India to Australia |
| Term Start6: | 1960 |
| Term End6: | 1963 |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Death Place: | London, United Kingdom[1] |
| Spouse: | Sheila Lall |
| Children: | Jupiter Sen, Julius Sen, Ariana Grimes,Sevaly Sen |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oxford |
Samar Sen (10 August 1914 16 February 2003) was an Indian diplomat who served as the 1st permanent representative of India to the United Nations, Geneva, 8th in New York and the 2nd high commissioner of India to Bangladesh from June 1974 to November 1976.[2]
Born in Dacca, British India (in modern-day Dhaka, Bangladesh),[3] Sen obtained his education from the University of Calcutta, the University of London, Oxford, and Lincoln's Inn. He was a civil services officer who served as a president of the United Nations Security Council from 1972 to 73.[4]
Sen served in the government of India at various posts, including under secretary, and deputy secretary. From 1946 to 48, he represented India at the United Nations as a liaison officer. He also served as chairperson of the International Commission of Control and Supervision besides serving as ambassador to Algeria and Lebanon, and high commissioner to Australia, New Zealand, and Pakistan. In the Government of India, he also served as joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs from 1957 to 1959.
During his foreign services, he served as president of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and chairperson of the G77.[5]
Following the Bangladesh Liberation War and assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he was reportedly a target of an assassination attempt in November 1975. He received several injuries and then remained India's high commissioner for the next year until he was appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan.[6]
He suffered a broken shoulder bone, but the bullet was removed after a surgery in Dhaka hospital. During retaliation his security guards killed four of the six attackers. The attackers posed as his visitors in a civilian clothes. An Indian Air Force plane was sent but he chose to remain in Dhaka and continued as India's high commissioner there for the next year [3]