Yadav Pant

Yadav Prasad Pant (Nepali: यादव प्रसाद पन्त) (1928^[2] – November 14, 2007) was a Nepalese economist and politician. During his career he held several high level positions including senior economist at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand; Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (1968–1973);^[1] Ambassador to Japan (1975–1979); and Minister for Commerce, Supplies, Finance (1980–1983) and Water Resources (1986–1988).^[2] He died at the age of 82 in Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand.^[3]

Yadav Prasad Pant
Fifth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank[1]
In office 24 April 1968 – 28 April 1973
Preceded by	Dr. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Kulashekhar Sharma
Minister of Finance of Nepal
In office June 1980 – July 1983
Preceded by	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Lohani
Minister for Commerce, Supplies and Water Resources
Ambassador of Nepal to Japan
In office 1975–1979
Personal details
Died	November 14, 2007 Bumrungrad International, Thailand
Nationality	Nepali
Occupation	Economist and Politician
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Panta introduced the Nepalese economy to the world by his writings.^[4]