Bhesh Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: डा. भेखबहादुर थापा) (also spelled as Bhekh Bahadur Thapa) is a foreign affairs expert and diplomat.[4][2] He is former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.[1] He was fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank from 14 August 1966 to 26 July 1967.[3] He was Minister of Finance between 1976 and 1978 A.D after serving as State Minister of Finance and Secretary of Finance Ministry. He has twice served as Ambassador to USA (1980–1985 & 1996).[citation needed] He has served as former Nepalese ambassador to India from 1997 to 2003.[2] He also headed the National Advisory Committee for 18th SAARC summit that was held at Kathmandu in November 2014.[5] Currently, he is working as EPG (Eminent Person's Group) coordinator representing Nepal on reviewing bilateral treaties between India and Nepal.[4]
Dr. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa | |
|---|---|
| डा. भेषबहादुर थापा | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 March 2004 – 5 July 2005 | |
| Monarch | Gyanendra of Nepal |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Preceded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat[1] |
| Nepalese Ambassador to India[2] | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| Nepalese Ambassador to USA | |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| Minister of Finance of Nepal | |
| In office 1976–1978 | |
| Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
| Preceded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Succeeded by | Ram Prasad Rajbahak |
| Fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank | |
| In office 14 August 1966 – 26 July 1967 | |
| Monarch | Mahendra of Nepal |
| Preceded by | Pradyumna Lal Rajbhandari |
| Succeeded by | Yadav Pant[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1937 Tanahu district, Nepal |
| Spouse | Dr. Rita Thapa |
| Relations | Bhaskar Thapa (son)
Manjushree Thapa (daughter) Tejshree Thapa (daughter) Maya Thapa (granddaughter) Barun Thapa (grandson) Rita Thapa (wife) |
| Alma mater | Claremont University |
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Personal life
editHe is married to Dr. Rita Thapa, a public health specialist. He has a son and two daughters. His son Bhaskar Thapa a tunnel engineer was a lead designer of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore.[6] His elder daughter Tejshree Thapa, a human rights lawyer, lived in the Netherlands before passing away at the age of 52 in March, 2019.[7] He has two grandsons Barun and Siddhant, through daughter-in-law Sumira Thapa, as well as a granddaughter, aged 19, through Tejshree.[8] His youngest daughter Manjushree Thapa is an English language author.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Former Minister List". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Republica. "My Republica – There has been no effort to reach out to outside world". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Nepal Rastra Bank - Central Bank of Nepal". www.nrb.org.np. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ a b "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Periodic conflicts between India, Pakistan have not helped Saarc". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Book compiles late Thapa's works on tunnel engineering". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Lak, Daniel. "Tejshree Thapa: fierce advocate for justice".
- ^ "Nepali Times – The Brief » Blog Archive » Bhaskar Thapa, 49". www.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2017.