Background
Bhattarai, Bijaya Nath was born on November 9, 1949.
Bhattarai, Bijaya Nath was born on November 9, 1949.
Bachelor, Trubhuvan University, Nepal, 1967. Master, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1970. Master of Arts in Economics, Vanderbilt University, 1980.
Assistant research officer, Research Department Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, 1972—1981, research officer, Research Department, 1981—1992, economic advisory Research Department, 1992—1999, chief controller, Foreign Exchange Department, 1995—1998, chief accountant Accounts & Expenditure Department, 1998—2000, deputy governor, 2000—2005, governor, since 2005.
Board director Environmental Protection Fund, Nepal. Chairman Rural Self-Reliance Fund. Board director Nepal Inter-modal Transport Development Board, Poverty Alleviation Fund, Nepal Bangladesh Bank, 1993—1997, Agriculture Development Bank, 1998—2000.
Married; 2 children.