# Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay

_Nepalese politician (1929-2011)_

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> Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1972 to 1978. He also held positions such as Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and the King's Royal Adviser.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 September 1929 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Benares State ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P19))
- **Died:** 9 May 2011 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mount Everest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; diplomat; minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P106))
- **Positions held:** ambassador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732#P166))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/shailendra-kumar-upadhyay

## Questions

**When was Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay born?**  
Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay was born on 13 September 1929 in Benares State.

**What positions has Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay held?**  
Positions held by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay include: ambassador.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shailendra_Kumar_Upadhyay) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शैलेन्द्रकुमार उपाध्याय](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q978732](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978732) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (5756941595).jpg by Peretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shailendra_Kumar_Upadhyaya_(5756941595).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (5756941595).jpg — Peretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.

## Cite this page

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