Amar Patnaik is a present Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Odisha. He belongs to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and is the General Secretary of BJD Parliamentary Party office at Delhi.
He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, Texas, USA. He has certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA.