Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj

Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj
महेश्वर जंग गहतराज
Member of Parliament, Pratinidi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byDev Raj Bhar
Succeeded bySurya Prasad Dhakal
ConstituencyBanke 1
Minister for Youth and Sports
In office
8 October 2021 – 26 December 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byEkbal Miya
Succeeded byDig Bahadur Limbu
Personal details
Born (1971-08-28) August 28, 1971 (age 53)[1]
Banke District
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (Maoist Centre)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
NicknameAthak

Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj (alt. forename: Maheshwor; alt. middle name:Jang, Janga; nickname:Athak) (born August 28, 1971)[2] is a Nepali communist politician and a former member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[3] He also previously served as the Minister for Youth and Sports between 8 October 2021 to 26 December 2022.[4][5][6][7][8] He was the commander of the first attack carried out by the Maoists, that began the Nepalese civil war.

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  2. ^ "Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj 'Athak'". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. ^ "Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  4. ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2021-11-25). "Let's facilitate youths: Minister Gahatraj". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  5. ^ Republica. "Newly-appointed Sports Minister directs sports associations gear up preparations for Asian Games". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  6. ^ "Fifth Deuba Cabinet, 2021", Wikipedia, 2023-04-24, retrieved 2023-06-11
  7. ^ "Ministry of Youth and Sports (Nepal)", Wikipedia, 2023-05-09, retrieved 2023-06-11
  8. ^ "Welcome to युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय | युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय". www.moys.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-06-11.