Dr.
Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
डा. भेख/भेषबहादुर थापा
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 March 2004 – 5 July 2005
MonarchGyanendra of Nepal
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded bySurya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded byDr. Prakash Sharan Mahat[1]
Nepalese Ambassador to India[2]
In office
1997–2003
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Nepalese Ambassador to USA
In office
1996–1997
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
In office
1980–1985
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Minister of Finance of Nepal
In office
1976–1978
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Preceded byKirti Nidhi Bista
Succeeded byRam Prasad Rajbahak
Fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank
In office
14 August 1966 – 26 July 1967
MonarchMahendra of Nepal
Preceded byPradyumna Lal Rajbhandari
Succeeded byYadav Pant[3]
Personal details
Born (1937-03-04) March 4, 1937
Tanahu district, Nepal
SpouseDr. Rita Thapa
RelationsBhaskar Thapa (son)

Manjushree Thapa (daughter) Tejshree Thapa (daughter) Maya Thapa (granddaughter) Barun Thapa (grandson)

Rita Thapa (wife)
Alma materClaremont University
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Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: डा. भेखबहादुर थापा also spelled as Bhesh 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). 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]

Personal life

He 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

  1. 1 2 "Former Minister List". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Republica. "My Republica – There has been no effort to reach out to outside world". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Nepal Rastra Bank - Central Bank of Nepal". www.nrb.org.np. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  4. 1 2 "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Periodic conflicts between India, Pakistan have not helped Saarc". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Book compiles late Thapa's works on tunnel engineering". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Lak, Daniel. "Tejshree Thapa: fierce advocate for justice".
  8. ↑ "Nepali Times – The Brief  » Blog Archive  » Bhaskar Thapa, 49". www.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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