Prakash Sharan Mahat
Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat | |
|---|---|
| प्रकाशशरण महत | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 31 March 2023[1] – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Puspha Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Energy, Nepal | |
| In office 4 August 2016[2] – 31 May 2017 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Preceded by | Kamal Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
Prakash Sharan Mahat is the current spokesperson of the Nepali Congress (NC). He has previously served as the Minister of Finance and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal.[3][4]
Biography
Since 2002, Mahat was working as a member of the Central ExecutiveCommittee of the Nepali Congress, major Democratic Party of Nepal till 2021 when he lost election for the post of party general secretary in 14th general convention of Nepali Congress.
He was a Member of Interim Legislative-Parliament from 2006 to 2008. He was a member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly, as well as, a current member of the House of Representatives, all via the proportional representation list of the NC.[5]
Mahat was Minister for Energy from 2010 to 2011. He was also entrusted with the responsibility to negotiate with different agitating groups as one of the members of Government Dialogue Team from August 2007 to June 2008.
He remains active in the academic field, contributing policy papers, research analyses and newspapers articles particularly on economic development, peace process and contemporary political development.
Mahat is married to Bina Mahat, and they have two children.[6]
References
- ^ "Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and ministers sworn in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Hon. Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Leader of Nepali delegation to the 71st UNGA addressing the HLPM on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants | Nepal". www.un.int. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Public losing faith in traditional parties, Congress may struggle in 2084: Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat". Khabarhub. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Nepali Congress recommends 32 names as proportional representational lawmakers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Nepal for friendly ties with India, China: Prakash Sharan Mahat". The Indian Express. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.