Bimala Rai Paudyal | |
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विमला राई पौड्याल | |
48th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 January 2023 –27 February 2023 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Narayan Khadka |
Succeeded by | Narayan Prakash Saud |
Nominated Member of Parliament,Rastriya Sabha | |
Assumed office 10 March 2018 | |
Appointed by | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Personal details | |
Born | Morang District,Nepal |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
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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]
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