Hora Prasad Joshi (Nepali: होराप्रसाद जोशी; 1925-2010) was a

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

i political figure who was crucial in shaping the politics of modern Nepali government. He was the Home Minister in B.P. Koirala's

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, a

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. He also drafted the 1962 constitution for

King Mahendra Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972. He led the 1960 Nepal coup d'état, 1960 coup d'état, in which he dismissed the government, jailed other political ...

. He was also the Member Secretary of the National Health and Sports Council in 1958, and received a letter of felicitation for his contribution to Nepal's sports sector in 2002. Hora Prasad Joshi wrote a book in 1958 called ''The Way to Political Stability: An Analysis'' discussing Nepal's tense political situation. In 2006, a biography was written about his life and his role in Nepali politics. The biography, entitled ''Nabirsane ti dinaharu''Joshi, Hora Prasad and Maghava Lamsala
''Nabirsane ti dinaharu''
Kathmandu, Nepal: Jamunababa Joshi, 2006. (नबिर्सने ती दिनहरु, translation: Those Days Which Cannot Be Forgotten), is available through the Library of Congress.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Hora Prasad 1925 births 2010 deaths Politicians from Kathmandu Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province Durbar High School alumni