Ram Sharan Mahat
Nepalese politician
Ram Sharan Mahat (born 1 January 1951) is a Nepali politician, economist and author affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He has served multiple terms as Nepal's Minister of Finance, including from 2014 to 2015 under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2000.
He has represented Nuwakot in the Parliament of Nepal and was a member of both the First and Second Constituent Assemblies. Before entering electoral politics, Mahat worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal and abroad.
Early life and education
Mahat was born on 1 January 1951 in Kalibas, Nuwakot District, Nepal, to Khadga Bahadur Mahat and Tol Kumari Mahat. He completed his School Leaving Certificate in 1964 and earned a master's degree in economics from Tribhuvan University in 1972, receiving a university gold medal.
During the Panchayat period, he was detained without trial under the Security Act from 1973 to 1975 because of his political activities. Following his release, he studied at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, India, under a Government of India scholarship, where he completed a PhD in economics in 1979.
Mahat was awarded the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in 1987–88 and was associated with American University in Washington, D.C.
Career
United Nations career
After completing his doctoral studies, Mahat joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1980. He served in Nepal, New York and Pakistan.
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