| Mahesh Basnet | |
| Native Name: | महेश बस्नेत |
| Office: | Minister of Industry |
| Term Start: | 14 September 2014 |
| Term End: | 12 October 2015 |
| President: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Primeminister: | Sushil Koirala |
| Predecessor: | Karna Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor: | Nabindra Raj Joshi |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start1: | 4 March 2018 |
| Term End1: | 18 September 2022 |
| Constituency1: | Bhaktapur 2 |
| Predecessor1: | Rameshwor Prasad Dhungel |
| Office3: | Chairman of Youth Association Nepal |
| Term Start3: | 2009 |
| Party: | CPN - UML |
| Birth Date: | 1975 1, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Suryabinayak-7, Gundu Bhaktapur district |
| Father: | Purna Bahadur Basnet |
| Mother: | Ishwari Basnet |
| Spouse: | Ambika Basnyat |
Mahesh Basnet (ne|[http://everestonlinenews.com/news/tag/mahesh-basnet महेश बस्नेत]) is a Nepalese Communist politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district in the election of the Federal Parliament held in 2017. He served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.[2] [3] He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal in 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2.[4] While serving as Minister of Industry, Basnet waived off the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake.
He was born on 16 January,D at G-4, Bhaktapur district to father Purna Bahadur Basnet and mother Ishwari Basnet. His autobiographical book Ma Mahe,sh was published in 2016 which w,as co-authored by Shikhar Ghimirey.