Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (born 18 August 1952) is the founder and editor of Odia daily Sambad and also a feature film producer as well as a successful business personality.
He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency) on Indian National Congress ticket.
After he was expelled from Congress he floated a new political party 'Aama Odisha Party' (AOP).
He is married to Sudatta Patnaik, daughter of Janaki Ballabh Patnaik and Jayanti Patnaik.
On 6 Mar 2018 he merged Aama Odisha Party into Biju Janata Dal and the very same day he was nominated by Naveen Patnaik as a Biju Janata Dal MP of Rajya Sabha..
Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019 - 2024) elected from Khandapada assembly constituency .