Amar Prasad Ray was an Indian physician and malariologist.[2] Born in 1913, he specialized in community health and the management of Malaria epidemic in India.[2] He was an elected fellow (1962) of the Indian National Science Academy and a recipient of the 1974 Darling Foundation Prize from the World Health Organization Governance Award.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[4] He was married to Kalyani Ray and had three children.