Shakti Bahadur Basnet

Shakti Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 14 April 1971) is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment.[5][6] He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party.[7][8][9]

Shakti Bahadur Basnet
शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत
Shakti Bahadur Basnet in Jajarkot
Minister of Forest and Environment
Assumed office
16 March 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Minister of Home Affairs[1]
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli[2]
Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)[3]
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhala Nath Khanal
Member of Federal Parliament of Nepal from Jajarkot district constituency number 1
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1971-04-14) 14 April 1971[4]
Kalegaun, Bheri, Jajarkot, Nepal
Political partyNepal Communist Party
Spouse(s)Satya Pahadi
MotherDharma Kumari Basnet
FatherDanda Bir Basnet
Nickname(s)Suresh Singh (Maoist guerrilla name)

He served as Minister of Home Affairs.[10] He inaugurated the campaign "Police My Friend".[1] On December 2015, he had taken actions against the protesters hurling petrol bombs towards President Bidhya Bhandari at Janakpur, Nepal.[11] PM KP Oli expressed discontent with him after he acted against the PM's instruction to stop the transfer of CDOs.[2][12] He served as Minister of Health and Population under the prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal. He was elected in the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Jajarkot district constituency number 1.[3][13][14]

Early years

In 1990, he began his active career into politics with alias Suresh Singh. In 1998, he was selected as Central Committee Member of UCPN Maoist.[3]

Family

He was born in Kalegaun, Jajarkot, Nepal to father Danda Bir Basnet and mother Dharma Kumari Basnet. He is married to fellow politician Satya Pahadi.[3][15]

See also

References
  1. "'Police My Friend' campaign begins". thehimalayantimes.com. July 11, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. "thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/basnet-pun-dropped-cabinet/". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. "Minister Basnet stresses tourism promotion for country's prosperity". The Himalayan Times. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. "Forest Minister plants one of the oldest tree species". News, sport and opinion from the Kathmandu Tribune's global edition. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. "एकीकृत नेकपा (माओवादी) केन्द्रीय समिति सदस्यहरुको नामावलीः- | एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)". ucpnmaoist.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  8. "Forest Minister off to London". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. "Former Home Minister Shakti Basnet wins in Jajarkot". My Republica. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. "Current problems would be resolved soon: Minister Basnet". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  11. "People behind Janakpur incident booked: Basnet – National – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  12. "Maoists-Nepal PM rift deepens; home minister likely to be sacked | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  13. "वन तथा वातावरणमन्त्री शक्ति बस्नेतले ल्याए १०० बुँदे कार्ययोजना :वनबाट एक बर्षमा एक लाख रोजगारी". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  14. "५ लाखको रोजगारी श्रृजनामा वन मन्त्रालयले २० प्रतिशत योगदान दिने". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  15. "उम्मेदवार - शक्ति बहादुर वस्नेत". Ujyaalo Online Election. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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