Thapa in 2015
1 March 2014 – 28 February 2017
Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: अर्जुन बहादुर थापा; born 12 January 1956) is a Nepali diplomat and former General Secretary of SAARC.[1][2]
Personal life
He is married to Pabitra Thapa and has three kids: Anuja, Regina, and Ajit Thapa. He is the eighth descendant of Anglo-Nepalese war Bhakti Thapa Bhakti Thapa.[3]
Education
He completed his master's degree in International Law (Honours) at Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, in 1983 and a diploma in Environmental Management at The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 1994.[4] He studied in Moscow for 6 years, then leaving to Nepal.
Career
Thapa has held many positions during his career. He was the Secretary General of SAARC, and was foreign secretary of the Republic of Nepal. :[4]
- Secretary general of SAARC (1 March 2014 – 1 March 2017)[5]
- Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (21 July 2013 – February 2014)
- Joint Secretary, Head of Regional Organization Division (SAARC & BIMSTEC) and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (April 2012 – July 21, 2013)
- Joint Secretary, Head of Europe-Americas Division, Administration Division, SAARC and BIMSTEC and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (February 2012 – April 2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the United Arab Emirates (December 2007 – January 2012)
- Joint Secretary, Head of the SAARC and Administration Divisions and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (February 2007 – December 2007)
- Deputy Permanent Representative/Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (August 2006 – February 2007)
- Charge d' Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (November 2005 – August 2006)
- Deputy Permanent Representative/ Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York (December 2002 – November 2005)
- Joint Secretary, East, South East, Far East and the Pacific Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (Joined the Diplomatic Service through open competition) (June 1999 – December 2002)
- Under Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice (1994–99)
- Assistant Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice (1993–94)
- Section Officer, International Law and Treaties Division Ministry of Law and Justice (1983–93)
References
- ^ "SAARC Secretary-General Arjun Bahadur Thapa pays farewell call on PM". The Himalayan Times. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Nepal's Arjun Bahadur Thapa is new SAARC Secretary General". The Hindu. 3 March 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "ampnews/2013-12-15/6239". nepal.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b ""United we prosper, divided we disappear", says Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC". 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Nepal's Arjun Bahadur Thapa is SAARC's new Secretary General". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
External links
- SHARC Secretary General's Homepage
- Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- SAARC Homepage
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(Bangladesh) - Kant Kishore Bhargava
(India) - Ibrahim Hussein Zaki
(Maldives) - Yadav Kant Silwal
(Nepal) - Naeem U. Hasan
(Pakistan) - Nihal Rodrigo
(Sri Lanka) - Q. A. M. A. Rahim (Bangladesh)
- Chenkyab Dorji
(Bhutan) - Sheel Kant Sharma (India)
- Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (Maldives)
- Ahmed Saleem (Maldives)
- Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Nepal)
- Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Pakistan)
- Esala Weerakoon (Sri Lanka)
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