Samar Sen (diplomat)
Samar Sen | |
|---|---|
| 1st and 8th High Commissioner of India to Pakistan | |
| In office 1968–1969[6] | |
| Preceded by | Kewal Singh Choudhary |
| Succeeded by | B. K. Acharya |
| 7th High Commissioner of India to Australia | |
| In office 1960–1963[7] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1914 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 16 February 2003 (aged 88) London, United Kingdom[8] |
| Spouse | Sheila Lall[9] |
| 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.[10]
Born in
Career
Sen served in the
During his foreign services, he served as president of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and chairperson of the G77.[5]
Assassination attempt
Following the
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 [11]
References
- ^ Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN , New York 2015.
- ^ Welcome to Permanent Mission of India in Geneva.
- ^ Welcome to High Commission of India, Bangladesh.
- ^ un.org 2012.
- ^ a b "Ambassador Samar Sen (India)". The Group of 77. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Welcome to High Commission of India, Islamabad, Pakistan 2020.
- ^ hcicanberra.gov.in.
- ^ The Telegraph Online (17 February 2003). "Samar Sen dead". Telegraph India. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Alikhan 2017.
- ^ "World". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b "India's Top Aide in Dacca Wounded in Ambush by 6". The New York Times. 27 November 1975. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Web Desk (18 June 2020). "India secures win in UN Security Council elections". The Week. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "An envoy remembers". Frontline. 21 November 1998. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
Further reading
- "Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN , New York". Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN , New York. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "High Commission of India, Canberra, Australia : Previous High Commissioners". hcicanberra.gov.in. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Welcome to High Commission of India Dhaka, Bangladesh". Welcome to High Commission of India, Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Welcome to Permanent Mission of India in Geneva". Welcome to Permanent Mission of India in Geneva. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Presidents (1970-1979) : Security Council (SC) : United Nations (UN)". un.org. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- Alikhan, Anvar (2 January 2017). "Sebastian Malhotra Coe: The little-known Punjabi connection of an English Olympic legend". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Welcome to High Commission of India Islamabad Pakistan". Welcome to High Commission of India, Islamabad, Pakistan. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.