# Santa Bahadur Rai

_Nepalese civil servant_

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Last updated: 2026-10-14

> Santa Bahadur Rai(सन्त बहादुर राई: Lohorung, November 2, 1936) is former chairman of National planning commission and secretary of Ministry of Housing and physical planning of the government of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 November 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16104539#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Khandbari ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16104539#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16104539#P27))
- **Education:** Michigan State University; Tribhuvan University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16104539#P69))

## Questions

**When was Santa Bahadur Rai born?**  
Santa Bahadur Rai was born on 2 November 1936 in Khandbari.

**Where did Santa Bahadur Rai study?**  
Santa Bahadur Rai was educated at Michigan State University, Tribhuvan University.

## Related

- [Khandbari Municipality](https://diginpl.com/places/khandbari-municipality)
- [Tribhuvan University](https://diginpl.com/places/tribhuvan-university)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Santa Bahadur Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Bahadur_Rai) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सन्त बहादुर राई](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16104539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16104539) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Santa Bahadur Rai". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/santa-bahadur-rai. Retrieved 21 October 2026.