Kirti Nidhi Bista (Nepali: कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017)[1] was a Nepali politician and 25th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Kirti Nidhi Bista | |
|---|---|
| कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट | |
.jpg) Bista in 1968 | |
| 25th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 12 September 1977 – 30 May 1979 | |
| Monarch | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Giri |
| In office 16 July 1973 – 14 April 1971 | |
| Monarch | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Preceded by | Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Acting Prime Minister |
| Succeeded by | Nagendra Prasad Rijal |
| In office 7 April 1969 – 13 April 1970 | |
| Monarch | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Preceded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Acting Prime Minister |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 April 1964 – 7 April 1969 | |
| Monarch | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Prime Minister | Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Giri as Prime Minister |
| Succeeded by | Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1927 Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Died | 11 November 2017 (aged 90) Gyaneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Residence(s) | Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editBista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927.[2] He served as prime minister of Nepal from 1969 to 1970, 1971 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.[3] He was minister of finance from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1973 AD.
After the coup d'état of King Gyanendra in 2005 AD, Bista was appointed one of the vice-chairmen[4] until the government collapsed in April 2006 after the people's uprising. He is best remembered for resigning from the prime ministerial post after Singha Durbar burned down in 1973
Bista died at his residence in Gyaneshwor on 11 November 2017. He was 90 years old at that time.He has only one Grandson Named Aayam Bikram Bista who was born in 2056/12/24 at Gaighat,Udayapur currently living in Tikathali,Lalitpur.[5][6][7] Bista had been battling a long-term cancer.[8][9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ Profile of Kirti Nidhi Bista
- ^ Nepal Who's who, Research Centre for Communication and Development, 1997, page 98
- ^ Anderson, Trevor (2005). Chambers Book of Facts. Chambers. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-550-10137-2.
- ^ "Nations recall Nepal ambassadors". BBC News. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Last rites of ex-PM Kirti Nidhi Bista performed (In photos)".
- ^ "Former PM Bista passes away at 90".
- ^ "कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट जसले भारतीय सेना फिर्ता गराए". Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista no more". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Former PM Bista passes away".
- ^ "Nepal's three-time premier of monarchy era Kirti Nidhi Bista dies at 90". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Former PM Kirti Nidhi Bista passes away".
