# Mohan Bahadur Basnet

_Nepalese politician_

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> Mohan Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत) is a Nepalese politician. He  served as a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha and the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchok-1, having been elected in the 1999 and 2013 elections, representing Nepali Congress.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 September 1958 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786#P569))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/mohan-bahadur-basnet

## About

He served as the Minister for Information and Communication from 2017–2018 in the fourth Deuba cabinet, having previously served as the State Minister of Health under Deuba from 2001–2002.

## Questions

**When was Mohan Bahadur Basnet born?**  
Mohan Bahadur Basnet was born on 9 September 1958.

**What positions has Mohan Bahadur Basnet held?**  
Positions held by Mohan Bahadur Basnet include: Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mohan Bahadur Basnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Bahadur_Basnet) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17523786](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17523786) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Honorable Mohan Bahadur Basnet मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत.jpg by Gunjan Raj Giri (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honorable_Mohan_Bahadur_Basnet_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mohan Bahadur Basnet, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Honorable Mohan Bahadur Basnet मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत.jpg — Gunjan Raj Giri, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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