Rishi Dhakal
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Rishi Punnakhar Dhakal, is a Nepalese American businessman. He is CEO of Rising International Inc which is among the largest overseas importers of Nepali ready made garments.[1] He is also honorary consul general of Nepal for the San Diego California, USA.[2][3][4] He received the Commercially Important Person (CIP) title in Nepal from President of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav.[5][6] He is also vice-president of the Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA.[7][8]
Rishi Dhakal was born in 1973 in Prithivi Narayan Municipality to Lila Nath Dhakal (father) and Megha Maya Dhakal. His siblings include Hari, Bhim, Thakur and Laxmi. Dhakal attended Ratnarajya Laxmi Secondary School and Shakti Secondary School before transferring to Mahendra Secondary School in Kundur, Gorkha where he completed his secondary education.[4] After his secondary education, Dhakal studied in several institutions including Saraswoti Multiple Campus, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, and Patan Multiple Campus before earning a bachelor’s degree in humanities at the Tribhuvan University.[9]
