# Bhesh Bahadur Thapa

_Fourth Governor of NRB and Former Foreign Minister of Nepal_

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> Bhesh Bahadur Thapa is a foreign affairs expert and diplomat. He is former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. He was fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank from 14 August 1966 to 26 July 1967. 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. He has served as former Nepalese ambassador to India from 1997 to 2003. He also headed the National Advisory Committee for 18th SAARC summit that was held at Kathmandu in November 2014. Currently, he is working as EPG coordinator representing Nepal on reviewing bilateral treaties between India and Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 March 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19682086#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tanahun District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19682086#P19))
- **Occupation:** banker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19682086#P106))
- **Education:** Claremont Graduate University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19682086#P69))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/bhekh-bahadur-thapa

## Questions

**When was Bhesh Bahadur Thapa born?**  
Bhesh Bahadur Thapa was born on 4 March 1937 in Tanahun District.

**Where did Bhesh Bahadur Thapa study?**  
Bhesh Bahadur Thapa was educated at Claremont Graduate University.

## Related

- [Tanahun District](https://diginpl.com/places/tanahun-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bhesh Bahadur Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhesh_Bahadur_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): भेष बहादुर थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19682086](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19682086) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bhekh Bahadur Thapa.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhekh_Bahadur_Thapa.jpg)

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