List Of Governors In Nepal Rastra Bank [Updated]
March 4, 2021 | Investopaper
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is the central bank of Nepal. It was established in 1956 under Nepal Rastra Bank Act. The table below presents the governors of Nepal Rastra Bank since its inception.
Governors In Nepal Rastra Bank
S.N. | Governor of NRB | Period In Office |
1 | Mr. Himalaya Shumsher J.B. Rana | April 26, 1956 – February 7, 1961 |
2 | Mr. Laxmi Nath Gautam | February 8, 1961 – June 17, 1965 |
3 | Mr. Pradyuma Lal Rajbhandari | June 18, 1965 – August 13, 1966 |
4 | Dr. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa | August 14, 1966 – July 26, 1967 |
5 | Dr. Yadav Prasad Pant | April 24, 1968 – April 28, 1973 |
6 | Mr. Kul Shekhar Sharma | April 29, 1973 – December 12, 1978 |
7 | Mr. Kalyana Bikram Adhikary | June 13, 1979 – December 8, 1984 |
8 | Mr. Ganesh Bahadur Thapa | March 25, 1985 – May 22, 1990 |
9 | Mr. Hari Shankar Tripathi | August 10, 1990 – January 17, 1995 |
10 | Mr. Satyendra Pyara Shrestha | January 18, 1995 – January 17, 2000 |
11 | Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal | January 18, 2000 – January 17, 2005 |
12 | Mr. Deependra Purush Dhakal | August 29, 2000 – April 27, 2001 |
13 | Mr. Bijaya Nath Bhattarai | January 31, 2005 –January 30, 2010 |
14 | Mr. Deependra Bahadur Kshetry | January 15, 2009 – July 26, 2009 |
15 | Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada | March 22, 2010 – March 19, 2015 |
16 | Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal | March 19, 2015 – March 18, 2020 |
17 | Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari | April 6, 2020 – Present |