He assumed office on 14 March 2013 as Minister in the interim
government, which is headed by the Nepal Supreme Court Chief Justice
Khilraj Regmi.
The Minister enjoys a very strong association with AIT, having
graduated with a Master’s in Human Settlements and Development from the
School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) in 1992. Along
with Prof. Max E. Weber, he is the co-editor of a book titled
“Bibliography on Environmental Studies” published by AIT in 1993. He
was awarded the best alumni award in 2005 by the AIT Alumni Association
at its annual meting held in Indonesia.
H.E. Ghimire served as Chief Secretary between July 2009 to August
2012. He completed his Master’s degree in Business Administration from
Tribhuvan University in 1985, which he followed up with another
Master’s from AIT in 1992. He joined the Nepal Civil Service in January
1985 as a Planning Officer at the National Planning Commission. He
became an Under Secretary in 1992, Joint secretary in 1998, Secretary
in 2004 and Chief Secretary in 2009.
He has served as Consul General of Nepal to Hong Kong and Macau
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. He
also served as Secretary to the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in
January 2008, and was entrusted with the important role of framing
appropriate post-conflict policy.
A detailed profile can be viewed at the Nepal Ministry of Foreign
Affairs website: http://www.mofa.gov.np/en/profile/index/34
News about the appointment was widely reported in the media.
Nepal News: http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2013/mar/mar14/news03.php
Times of India :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Top-Nepal-judge-becomes-head-of-interim-government/articleshow/18965805.cms