| Honorific-Prefix: | IGP (Inspector General of Nepal Police) |
| Gyan bahadur Yakthungba | |
| Native Name: | GB Limbu |
| Office2: | Ambassador of Nepal to Burma |
| Term Start2: | 1965 |
| Term End2: | 1 March 1970 |
| Monarch2: | King Mahendra |
| Primeminister2: | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Predecessor2: | Unknown |
| Successor2: | Unknown |
| Office1: | 3rd Inspector General of Nepal Police |
| Term Start1: | December 1953 |
| Term End1: | August 1955 |
| Monarch1: | King Tribhuvan |
| Primeminister1: | Matrika Prasad Koirala |
| Successor1: | Gopal Shumsher J.B.R. |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Silange Basti[1] |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Citizenship: | Nepalese |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Children: | 2 sons, 2 daughters Madhukar Yakthumba (eldest son), Nirakar Yakthumba (youngest son), Bharati Yakthumba (eldest daughter), Poonam Yakthumba (youngest daughter)[3] |
| Allegiance: |  Nepal |
| Branch: | Fourth Regiment of Burmese Army Rakshya Dal (Defense Army) |
| Rank: | Lieutenant in the Burmese Army Major in the Defense Army |
| Awards: | Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Class I (1964)[4] Tri Shakti Patta Class I (1967)[5] |
Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba Limbu (16 March 1920 - 1 March 1970) was a Nepali police officer and diplomat. He joined the Nepali Police with the rank of Major and was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Nepal Police, after succeeding Nara Shumsher J.B.R. as the police chief. He served as the Inspector General of the Nepalese Police force from December 1953 to August 1956. He was the third chief of Nepal Police, and after retirement served as an envoy to Burma.[6] [7]
The present Gyanodaya Bal Batika School in Kathmandu, Nepal, was built in 1975 in memory of him by his wife Indira Yakthumba.[8]