Ram Saran Mahat

Ram Saran Mahat
राम शरण महत
Ram Sharan Mahat speaking in a program on women's participation
Ministry of Finance
In office 25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Vice President	Paramananda Jha
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1999–2000
Personal details
Born	1 January 1951 Kabilas–8, Nuwakot
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Parents	Khadga Bahadur Mahat Tol Kumari Mahat
Alma mater	Tribhuwan University
Awards	Best Finance Minister[1]

Ram Saran Mahat is the Finance Minister of Nepal under the government led by Sushil Koirala.^[2][3]

He represented Nepali Congress in the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 and was elected from Nuwakot-2 with 17,444 votes, defeating his closest opponent Hit Bahadur Tamang of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).^[4]

He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Nuwakot–2 seat in Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 from the Nepali Congress.^[5][6] He has been declared as a world's best Finance Minister by The Banker .^[1]

References

1. "Ram Sharan Mahat named “Best Finance Minister” 2016 by UK's The Banker Magazine". The Kathmandu Post. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
2. "Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
3. "Nepalese finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat with the country's 2014/2015 budget - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
4. "Election candidate - Dr. Ram Saran Mahat". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
5. "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
6. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.