Surya Raj Acharya is a Nepalese politician, and a public intellectual as an independent expert in development and infrastructure policy. He was a visiting professor at

Institute of Engineering The Institute of Engineering (IOE) ( Nepali: ईन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान), established in 1930, is the first technical school of Nepal. It was reformed in the present shape in 1972 as an organ of T ...

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 ...

before joining

Sajha Party The Sajha Party ( ne, साझा पार्टी) is a political party founded by former editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service Rabindra Mishra. History Sajha Party was founded in 2017 by the former editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service, ...

. He was spokesperson of

. Acharya lives in Bharatpur Metropolis in Chitwan District, Nepal.

Education

Acharya has a Bachelor in civil engineering from the National School of Technology in Jamshedpur, India. He has a master's degree in resource management from the

Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international organization for higher education situated 40km north of Bangkok, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, sustainable development, and manag ...

. He holds a PhD degree in infrastructure and regional development from the

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

, Japan.

Career

In early career phase, he worked as an engineer under the Nepal's Civil Service. He has worked a long time with th
Institute of Transport Policies Studies in Japan
as Senior Fellow. He has also worked as a Visiting Faculty for Tokyo University, Japan. He was visiting professor at the

before being affiliated in Politics. Acharya was 'Adjunct Professor' at the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS).

Political career

Acharya was one of the key founding leaders of

. He was the Spokesperson and Chief of Policy Department of the Party. He contested the

2017 Nepalese legislative election General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The election was held alongside the first p ...

from Kathmandu-2 constituency, where he was defeated by

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...

. He left the party after major differences with the Party Coordinator in some key strategic and policy matters.

Articles and publications

* Dr. Acharya has many academic publications including an edited book title
'Transport Development in Asian Megacities: A New Perspective'

Motorization and urban mobility in developing countries exploring policy options through dynamic simulation

Sustainable transport development in Nepal: challenges, opportunities and strategies

Specialties of Asian Megacities

References

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Education

Career

Political career

Articles and publications

See also

References