Bimala Rai Paudyal
Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal | |
---|---|
डा. विमला राई पौड्याल | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal | |
Assumed office 17 January 2023 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Narayan Khadka |
Nominated Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha | |
Assumed office 10 March 2018 | |
Appointed by | President of Nepal |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 Morang District, Nepal |
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
Bimala Rai Paudyal is a Nepalese politician. She currently serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Nepal, becoming the third woman to hold this position.[1] Paudyal also serves as a nominated Member of the National Assembly of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. She is affiliated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[2]
Paudyal holds a PhD in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands, an MA in Economics and Management of Rural Development, a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration from Manchester University in the UK, and a BSC in Agriculture Economics from Tribhuvan University in Nepal.[3]
She is also an adjunct Professor of Development Studies at the Agriculture and Forestry University in Nepal. Before entering politics, Paudyal worked with government agencies, INGOs, bilateral organizations, and NGOs. She represented Nepal in Climate Parliament and the International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd).[4]
Discover more about Bimala Rai Paudyal related topics
Source: "Bimala Rai Paudyal", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 28th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimala_Rai_Paudyal.
Further Reading

Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Delhi University

Danuta Hübner

Jan Pronk

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje

Paolo De Castro

Colette Flesch

Rafidah Aziz

Thaksin University

Bina Agarwal
Joris Voorhoeve

Minouche Shafik

Kristalina Georgieva

Sartaj Aziz
Ram Sharan Mahat

Fletcher Tabuteau

Yuba Raj Khatiwada

Bidya Devi Bhandari
References
- ^ "Bimala Rai Paudyal: Third female foreign minister of Nepal". Nepal Live Today. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "UML's Dr. Bimala Rai Paudel to become Foreign Minister". Khabarhub. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "New foreign minister stresses non-alignment". The Kathmandu Post. January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Biography". Policy Research Institute.
The content of this page is based on the Wikipedia article written by contributors..
The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence & the media files are available under their respective licenses; additional terms may apply.
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use & Privacy Policy.
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization & is not affiliated to WikiZ.com.