Lalitpur: Former Ambassador Professor Surendra Bahadur Shrestha has passed away. Nepal’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Shrestha died at the Mediciti Hospital, Lalitpur on Saturday. He was 89, his son Sanjay said.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Shrestha completed his postgraduate studies in political science from the University of Allahabad, India, and had a significant academic career teaching at Patan Multiple Campus, Trichandra College, and Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur. He also co-founded Saraswati College, contributing to the country’s educational sector.
Shrestha served as the Zonal Commissioner of the then Lumbini and Koshi zones and chaired the Council of World Affairs. His role extended to being a member of the Decentralisation Commission and the Constitution Commission formed after 2037 BS. He began his government service as Deputy Director at the Nepal Administrative Staff College in Jawalakhel.
In his international academic engagements, Shrestha spent over a year as a visiting professor in the United States of America. As part of Nepal’s representation, he attended the General Assembly twice as an expert member of the annual delegation to the United Nations. His funeral will take place at Pashupati Aryaghat on Monday. He is survived by his wife and two sons.