| Dr. Yadav Prasad Pant | |
| Death Date: | November 14, 2007 |
| Death Place: | Bumrungrad International, Thailand |
| Occupation: | Economist and Politician |
| Office: | Fifth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank |
| Term Start: | 24 April 1968 |
| Term End: | 28 April 1973 |
| Predecessor: | Dr. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor: | Kulashekhar Sharma |
| Office2: | Minister of Finance of Nepal |
| Term Start2: | June 1980 |
| Term End2: | July 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor2: | Prakash Chandra Lohani |
| Office3: | Minister for Commerce, Supplies and Water Resources |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Nepal to Japan |
| Term Start4: | 1975 |
| Term End4: | 1979 |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Signature: | Yadav Prasad Pant signature.jpg |
Yadav Prasad Pant (Nepali: यादव प्रसाद पन्त) (1928[1] - November 14, 2007) was a prominent Nepalese economist and politician. He served as Fifth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank between [2] Throughout his career he held several high level positions including senior economist at the UN ESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand; Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (1968–1973); Ambassador to Japan (1975–1979); and Minister for Commerce, Supplies, Finance (1980–1983) and Water Resources (1986–1988).[1] He died at the age of 82 in Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand.[3]
Panta has introduced the Nepalese economy to the world by his writings.[4]