Nabindra Raj Joshi

Nabindra Raj Joshi (born 8 January 1964, Kathmandu) is a former Minister for Industry (Nepali: उधोग मन्त्री) of Nepal and leader of Nepali Congress. He represents Kathmandu, Capital of Nepal in the Legislative Parliament since 2008.[3] He served as Spokesperson of Nepali Congress, Parliamentary Party (2008-2013).

Nabindra Raj Joshi
नविन्द्रराज जोशी
Minister of Industry
In office
27 August 2016[1] – 11 September 2017[2]
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPuspha Kamal Dahal
Member of Parliament of Nepal from Kathmandu Constituency No. 8
Assumed office
12 April 2008
Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu
In office
1992–1997
Personal details
Born (1964-01-08) 8 January 1964
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Alma materTribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Joshi started his political career as a student leader. He was elected as Central Committee Member of Nepal Student Union in 1980 and later became General Secretary in 1986. He was elected as Secretary of Free Student Union at Trichandra College (1982–1984), first college of Nepal.

He is one of youngest office bearer at Kathmandu Metropolitan City, where he was elected as Deputy Mayor at the age of 27 in the first election of local bodies held after the restoration of democracy in 1990. During his tenure (1992–1997), he contributed significantly both on modernizations of the city and preservation of cultural heritages.

Nabindra Raj Joshi grew up listening the daring stories of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and Ganesh Man Singh and was influenced by their social democratic values and ideologies. Joshi is also a managing director in Kantipur College of Management & information Technology (KCMIT)[4] and president of Bir Ganeshman Academy. He was the executive producer of Bir Ganeshman, a movie depicting life and time of late Ganeshman Singh.[5]

References
  1. "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "Newly appointed ministers sworn in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Constituent Assembly Election 2064: List of Winning Candidates" (PDF). NepalResearch.org. 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  5. Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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