Jeevan Ram Shrestha
Nepali politician
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Jeevan Ram Shrestha (Nepali: जीवन राम श्रेष्ठ; born December 30, 1965) is a Nepali politician, who served as the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in the ruling coalition government led by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.[2]
Jeevan Ram Shrestha | |
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| जीवन राम श्रेष्ठ | |
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| Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
| In office 27 June 2022 – 26 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Prem Ale |
| Succeeded by | Sudan Kirati |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nabindra Raj Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Biraj Bhakta Shrestha |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 8 |
| Chair of Nepal Olympic Committee | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1965[1] |
| Party | CPN (United) |
Other political affiliations | CPN (Unified Socialist) CPN (UML) |
| Tribhuvan University | |
He is a member of the newly formed CPN (United). His political engagement started from his college life as a student leader at Saraswoti Campus in Lainchaur. Jeevan Ram Shrestha was the elected president of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC).[3][4][5][6][7] He was an Ex-Secretary General of Nepal Olympic Committee. He has attended many events and actively made many plans on behalf of Nepal Olympic Committee.[8] He is also the president of Nepal Ski Association.[9] Shrestha grew up in a middle-class family in Kathmandu.[10]