Samir Dey
{{Short description|Indian politician (1957–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Samir Dey.jpg
| office = Minister of Higher Education
Government of Odisha
| term_start = 18 May 2004
| term_end = 9 February 2009
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Naveen Patnaik
| predecessor = Bimbadhar Kuanr
| successor = Naveen Patnaik
| office1 = Minister of Urban Development
Government of Odisha
| term_start1 = 6 March 2000
| term_end1 = 16 May 2004
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Naveen Patnaik
| predecessor1 = Bhupinder Singh
| successor1 = Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
| office2 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 1995
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed
| successor2 = Debashish Samantaray
| constituency2 = Cuttack City
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1957|01|10}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|11|18|1957|01|10}}
| death_place = Cuttack, Odisha, India
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Dipika Dutta Ray
| children = 1 daughter
| father = Atul Prasad Dey
| education = Master of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
| profession = Advocate, Politician
| source = https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=44
| caption = Dey in 2020
}}
Samir Dey (10 January 1957 – 18 November 2024) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha who had served as minister of Higher Education in Naveen Patnaik cabinet from 2004 to 2009. He had earlier served as the Minister of Urban Development in First Naveen Patnaik ministry from 2000 to 2004. He had represented Cuttack City thrice in a row – 1995, 2000, 2004 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-15 |title=Uphill task for Samir Dey, no cakewalk for Samantray |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2009/Apr/12/uphill-task-for-samir-dey-no-cakewalk-for-samantray-40430.html |access-date= |website=The New Indian Express |language=}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-15 |title=Former minister lands in controversy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2009/Jun/16/former-minister-lands-in-controversy-59312.html |access-date= |website=The New Indian Express |language=}}{{Cite web |date=2007-07-18 |title=Dey case starts again in HC |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/dey-case-starts-again-in-hc/cid/696002 |website=Telegraph}} Dey died from a kidney infection on 18 November 2024, at the age of 67.[https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/veteran-bjp-leader-samir-dey-no-more-7589673 Veteran BJP leader Samir Dey no more]