Arjun Bahadur Thapa Explained

Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Office:	12th SAARC Secretary General
Term Start:	1 March 2014
Term End:	28 February 2017
Predecessor:	Ahmed Saleem
Successor:	Amjad Hussain B. Sial
Native Name Lang:	ne

Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: अर्जुन बहादुर थापा; born 12 January 1956) is a Nepali diplomat and former General Secretary of SAARC.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

He is married to Pabitra Thapa and has three kids: Anuja, Regina, and Ajit Thapa. He is the eighth descendant of Anglo-Nepalese war Bhakti Thapa Bhakti Thapa.^[3]

Education

He completed his master's degree in International Law (Honours) at Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, in 1983 and a diploma in Environmental Management at The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 1994.^[4] He studied in Moscow for 6 years, then leaving to Nepal.

Career

Thapa has held many positions during his career. He was the Secretary General of SAARC, and was foreign secretary of the Republic of Nepal. :^[4]

• Secretary general of SAARC (1 March 2014 – 1 March 2017)^[5]
• Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (21 July 2013 – February 2014)
• Joint Secretary, Head of Regional Organization Division (SAARC & BIMSTEC) and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (April 2012 – July 21, 2013)
• Joint Secretary, Head of Europe-Americas Division, Administration Division, SAARC and BIMSTEC and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (February 2012 – April 2013)
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the United Arab Emirates (December 2007 – January 2012)
• Joint Secretary, Head of the SAARC and Administration Divisions and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (February 2007 – December 2007)
• Deputy Permanent Representative/Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (August 2006 – February 2007)
• Charge d' Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (November 2005 – August 2006)
• Deputy Permanent Representative/ Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (December 2002 – November 2005)
• Joint Secretary, East, South East, Far East and the Pacific Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (Joined the Diplomatic Service through open competition) (June 1999 – December 2002)
• Under Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice (1994–99)
• Assistant Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice (1993–94)
• Section Officer, International Law and Treaties Division Ministry of Law and Justice (1983–93)

External links

• SHARC Secretary General's Homepage
  • SAARC Homepage

Notes and References

1. News: SAARC Secretary-General Arjun Bahadur Thapa pays farewell call on PM. 2017-02-26. The Himalayan Times. 2018-09-15. en-US.
2. News: Nepal's Arjun Bahadur Thapa is new SAARC Secretary General. The Hindu . 3 March 2014. www.thehindu.com.
3. Web site: ampnews/2013-12-15/6239. nepal.ekantipur.com. 2017-06-11. 2018-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615083407/https://nepal.ekantipur.com/ampnews/2013-12-15/6239.html. dead.
4. Web site: "United we prosper, divided we disappear", says Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC. 28 May 2014.
5. Web site: Nepal's Arjun Bahadur Thapa is SAARC's new Secretary General. IANS. news.biharprabha.com. 3 March 2014.