Somnath Adhikari
Governor of Province No. 1 (present day Governor of Koshi Province)
Somnath Adhikari (born 6 January 1951) affectionately known as Pyasi[2] (meaning "thirsty" in Nepali), is a Nepalese politician who served as the 2nd Governor of Province No. 1 of Nepal.[3][4] He is a former member of the National Panchayat from 1986 to 1991 and member of Pratinidhi Sabha from 1991 to 1994.[5] He is an active politician of CPN (ML) now CPN (UML) from 1968 and served as the district president of Kaski and later he hold the president post of the party election committee.
Somnath Adhikari 'Pyasi' | |
|---|---|
सोमनाथ अधिकारी 'प्यासी' | |
| 2nd Governor of Province No. 1 | |
| In office 5 November 2019 – 9 November 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Chief Minister | Sher Dhan Rai Bhim Acharya Rajendra Kumar Rai |
| Preceded by | Govinda Subba |
| Succeeded by | Parshuram Khapung |
| Member of National Panchayat | |
| In office 1986 - 1991 | |
| Member of Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 1991 - 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somnath Adhikari 6 January 1951[1] Batulechaur,Kaski, Nepal[1] |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Parents | Liladhar Adhikari (father) Sabitri Adhikari (mother) |
| Alma mater | B.Ed. from Prithivi Narayan Campus[2] |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website | oph |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "काे हुन् सोमनाथ प्यासी ? पञ्चायत सदस्य, सांसद हुँदै प्रदेश १ प्रमुख सम्म" [Who is Somnath Pyasi?]. Purbeli News (in Nepali). 2019-11-04. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "कम्युनिष्ट नेता सोमनाथ अधिकारी (प्यासी) को जीवन यात्रा" [About communist leader Somnath Adhikari Pyasi]. Nepalipatra. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ↑ "Government picks new governors after sacking Deuba-period appointees". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "All seven provinces get new heads". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "नयाँ प्रदेश प्रमुखको नालीबेली : पूर्वप्रधानपञ्चदेखि विप्लव छाडेकासम्म !" [History of newly appointed provincial governors]. Online Khabar. Retrieved 2020-06-05.