Nava Raj Subedi (born 1939 in

Ramechhap District Ramechhap District ( ne, रामेछाप जिल्ला), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, known as wallo Kirat Ramechhap, with Manthali as ...

, Nepal) is a Nepali politician and former Chairperson (Speaker) of

Rastriya Panchayat Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature (parliament) during the Panchayat regime of Nepal that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990. Its head office was at the ''"Gallery Baithak"'' in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. In the 1980s, it ...

(Parliament) of Nepal.

Political career

He started active political life by being elected the first President of “

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

Students Union” in 1960. He joined the party less Panchayat system since its inception, and elected continuously (from 1962-1990) as member of the parliament (

) from

Ramechhap district Ramechhap District ( ne, रामेछाप जिल्ला), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, known as wallo Kirat Ramechhap, with Manthali as ...

. He served the country for more than 30 years as: *1962 district president of ramechhap *1967 Assistant Minister Ministry of Finance *1968 State Minister Ministry of Home and Panchayat *1968 Minister Ministry of Industry of commerce *1969 Minister Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Works, Communication, Transport, Forest and Water Power. *1978 Chairman Parliament (Rastriya Panchayat) finance committee *1979 Minister Ministry of Home and Panchayat *1980 chairman of public finance committee of parliament *1981 Minister Ministry of Home and Panchayat

Awards

1. Suvarajyavisएक Padak 1979
2. Gauravmaya Suvkyat Trishakti Patta (First Class) 1986
3. Legion D’honour (France) 1989
4. Daibi Prakop Uddhar Padak 1989
5. SAARC Padak 1988
6. Suprassidha Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First class) 1990
7. Birendra Aishworya Sewa Padak 2002

Books written

1.इतिहासको एक कालखण्ड (Itihasko ek kaalkhanda)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Subedi, Nava Raj 1939 births People from Ramechhap District Living people Members of the Rastriya Panchayat Khas people