Birth Date: | 1925 |
Birth Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Death Date: | November 23, 2010 (aged 85) |
Death Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Alma Mater: | Durbar High School |
Party: | Nepali Congress |
Children: | 4 |
Hora Prasad Joshi (Nepali: होराप्रसाद जोशी; 1925-2010) was a Nepali political figure who was crucial in shaping the politics of modern Nepali government. He was the Home Minister in B.P. Koirala's Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. He also drafted the 1962 constitution for King Mahendra.[1] 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.[2]
Hora Prasad Joshi wrote a book in 1958 called The Way to Political Stability: An Analysis[3] 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[4] (नबिर्सने ती दिनहरु, translation: Those Days Which Cannot Be Forgotten), is available through the Library of Congress.