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Samman is a surname. It may refer to:

  • Samman baronets, of Routh in the East Riding of the County of York, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
  • Ghada al-Samman (born 1942), Syrian writer, journalist and novelist
  • Henry Samman, 1st Baronet (c.1850 – 1928), British shipowner
  • Josh Samman (1988–2016), American mixed martial artist

Indian awards

Samman means award in Hindi and other South ASian languages. It may refer to:

  • Awadh Samman, award constituted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, to honor exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession
  • Kalidas Samman, annual arts award presented by the government of Madhya Pradesh in India
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession
  • Saraswati Samman, annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India
  • Shatayu Samman, award given to persons who lived for a century, by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman, award given for outstanding work in Bengali art, theater and film
  • Tulsi Samman, annual arts award presented by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India
  • Vyas Samman, literary award in India