| Honorific-Prefix: | Lyonpo |
| Jai Bir Rai | |
| Native Name Lang: | dz |
| Office: | Minister for Education |
| Term Start: | 7 November 2018 |
| Primeminister: | Lotay Tshering |
| Predecessor: | Norbu Wangchuk |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan |
| Term Start1: | 31 October 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Rinzin Dorji |
| Constituency1: | Phuentsholing |
| Alma Mater: | Maastricht School of Management |
| Party: | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
Jai Bir Rai is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Education since November 2018.[1] [2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3]
Rai was born on .[4]
He graduated from the Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands, and received an MBA (Research program, specialized in Accounting and Finance).[5]
Before joining politics in 2013, he served as a CEO, chief consultant, trainer and was also the finance officer of the Royal University of Bhutan, JDWNRH and the Ministry of Agriculture.[6] [5]
Rai is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[4] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Phuentsholing constituency.[4] He received 5,586 votes and defeated Tashi, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.[7]
On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Rai was named as Minister for Education.[6] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[1]