Padma Ratna Tuladhar

Padma Ratna Tuladhar
पद्मरत्न तुलाधर
Tuladhar in 1992
Member of the Rastriya Panchayat
In office
1986–1990
ConstituencyKathmandu District
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
20 June 1991 – 11 July 1994
MonarchKing Birendra
Succeeded byMan Mohan Adhikari
ConstituencyKathmandu 3
In office
October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded bySahana Pradhan
Succeeded byPrem Lal Singh
ConstituencyKathmandu 4
Minister for Labour and Health
In office
30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
MonarchKing Birendra
Prime MinisterMan Mohan Adhikari
Personal details
Died(2018-11-04)4 November 2018
Kathmandu, Nepal
PartyCPN (UML)
Other political
affiliations
CPN (ML)

Padma Ratna Tuladhar (Nepali: पद्मरत्न तुलाधर) (1940–2018) was a Nepalese politician[1] and human rights activist. A resident of Kathmandu, he played an instrumental role in bringing the Nepali Maoists to mainstream politics from armed struggle.[2]

He was elected to the Rastriya Panchayat from Kathmandu in the 1986 election. Following the restoration of multi party democracy he was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Kathmandu 4 in 1991. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Man Mohan Adhikari as Minister for Labour and Health.[3]

Tuladhar died at Kathmandu on 4 November 2018 due to a brain hemorrhage.[4] He is survived by his wife Nil Shova Tuladhar and four children.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Crossette, Barbara (15 May 1991). "Nepal King Names a Caretaker Leader". The New York Times. In Katmandu, the Marxist leader Padma Ratna Tuladhar was seen as both a Communist ideologue and a champion of the Newari people, the valley's original inhabitants. He won a convincing victory...
  2. ^ "Insider Mediators: Exploring Their Key Role in Informal Peace Processes" (PDF). Berghof Foundation for Peace Support. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Padma Ratna Tuladhar, peacemaker and voice for the voiceless, dies at 78". The Kathmandu Post. Kantipur Publications. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Human Rights Activist, Politician Tuladhar dies aged 78". The Himalayan Times. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ "#16 - Nil Shova Tuladhar, 76 years old, Woman of strength & courage [Newa]". Aji's. Retrieved 16 September 2020.