Manmohan Samal

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Image of Shri Manmohan Samal.png

| office = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha

| term_start = 24 March 2023

| predecessor = Samir Mohanty

| term_start1 = 1999

| term_end1 = 2004

| predecessor1 = Jual Oram

| successor1 = Jual Oram

| office2 = Minister of Revenue
Government of Odisha

| term_start2 = 18 May 2004

| term_end2 = 10 December 2008

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Naveen Patnaik

| predecessor2 = Biswabhusan Harichandan

| successor2 = Naveen Patnaik

| office3 = Minister of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare
Government of Odisha

| term_start3 = 18 May 2004

| term_end3 = 10 December 2008

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Naveen Patnaik

| predecessor3 = Bed Prakash Agarwal

| successor3 = Naveen Patnaik

| office4 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 2004

| term_end4 = 2009

| predecessor4 = Manas Ranjan Mallik

| successor4 = Rajendra Kumar Das

| constituency4 = Dhamnagar

| office5 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start5 = 4 April 2000

| term_end5 = 23 May 2004

| successor5 = Rudra Narayan Pany

| constituency5 = Odisha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|04|15}}

| birth_place = Bhadrak, Odisha, India

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = {{marriage|Pranati Samal|1994}}

| children = 1 son, 1 daughter

| father = Kambhupani Samal

| mother = Basant Kumari Samal

| education = Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws

| alma_mater = Utkal University

| profession = Politician

| source = https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=785

| website = https://manmohansamal.in/

}}

Manmohan Samal is an Indian politician currently serving as the President of BJP Odisha since 24-March-2023,{{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Ex-minister Manmohan Samal becomes Odisha BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-minister-manmohan-samal-becomes-odisha-bjp-president/articleshow/98959863.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}} a post which he had earlier held from 1999 to 2004. He had won 2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Dhamnagar Assembly constituency and was inducted as the Minister of Revenue, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare. He had to resign in December 2008 due to alleged involvement in a sex scandal.{{Cite news |date=2008-12-10 |title=Orissa minister resigns over sex scandal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/orissa-minister-resigns-over-sex-scandal/story-OO3jv3xfHEpeHBMJlsOC7H.html |work=Hindustan Times}}