Ganesh Shah (Nepali: गणेश शाह born 12 December 1949) is a Nepalese politician and ex-Minister for Environment, Science and Technology. He is also one of the senior most leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (United) and until recently[when?] was the General Secretary of the party Communist Party of Nepal (United).
Ganesh Shah गणेश शाह | |
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 Ganesh Shah in Software Freedom Day 2012 | |
| Born | 12 December 1949 Nepal |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse | Kalyanee Sapkota |
Shah is a chemical engineer by profession and received his M-Tech (Technical Engineering) from Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in 1973.
Shah was appointed the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology when Prachanda extended his cabinet.[1] Mr. Shah is a big advocate of the climate change issues in Nepal and has been quoted in various media outlet during his time as a minister.[2][3] Mr. Shah is known for being one of the technology savvy politician in Nepal maintains his own blog at [4] and is an active Facebook user.[5]
Family life
editShah was born in Lohana Dhanusha. He belongs to Nepali people of Madhesi (business caste)ethnicity.
He is married to Kalyanee Sapkota, and has two sons. [6]
References
edit- ^ "Prachanda’s Expanded Cabinet" Archived 2017-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, IANS (The Indian), 31 August 2008.
- ^ "News Posting"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Himalayan Times"
- ^ "Ganesh Shah Blog"
- ^ "Ganesh Shah Facebook Profile"
- ^ "Family of Ganesh Shah and Kalyani sapkota". 2 August 2007.