Rishikesh Shah

Rishikesh Shah
Minister of Finance
In office
December 1960 – July 1962
Preceded bySubarna Shamsher Rana
Succeeded bySurya Bahadur Thapa
Ambassador to the United States
In office
September 29, 1956 (1956-09-29) – 1960 (1960)
Preceded byShankar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Succeeded byMatrika Prasad Koirala
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office
1956 (1956)–1960 (1960)
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born(1925-05-16)May 16, 1925
DiedNovember 13, 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 77)
NationalityNepalese
OccupationWriter, politician, human rights activist

Rishikesh Shah (May 16, 1925[1] – November 13, 2002) was a Nepalese writer, politician and human rights activist.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "PM pays respects to Shaha". Nepalnews.com. Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2002-11-17.
  3. ^ Rishikesh Shah, 77 - Nepali Times Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine