Ganesh Shah

Ganesh Shah
गणेश शाह
Ganesh Shah in Software Freedom Day 2012
Born (1949-12-12) 12 December 1949 (age 75)
Nepal
OccupationPolitician
Years active2002-present
SpouseKalyanee Sapkota

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).

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

Shah 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

  1. ^ "Prachanda’s Expanded Cabinet" Archived 2017-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, IANS (The Indian), 31 August 2008.
  2. ^ "News Posting"[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "The Himalayan Times"
  4. ^ "Ganesh Shah Blog"
  5. ^ "Ganesh Shah Facebook Profile"
  6. ^ "Family of Ganesh Shah and Kalyani sapkota". 2 August 2007.