Kirti Nidhi Bista

Kirti Nidhi Bista (Nepali: कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017)^[1] was a Nepali politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Nepal.

Kirti Nidhi Bista
कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट
25th Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 12 September 1977 – 30 May 1979
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Tulsi Giri
Succeeded by	Surya Bahadur Thapa
In office 14 April 1971 – 16 July 1973
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari[a]
Succeeded by	Nagendra Prasad Rijal
In office 7 April 1969 – 13 April 1970
Monarch	Mahendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari[a]
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 29 May 1967 – 26 September 1968
Monarch	Mahendra of Nepal
Prime Minister	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded by	Himself[b]
Succeeded by	Madhav Kumar Nepal (1994)[c]
Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nepal
In office 14 February 2005 – 15 April 2006 Serving with Tulsi Giri
Monarch	Gyanendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Bharat Mohan Adhikari[d]
Succeeded by	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli[d] Amik Sherchan[d]
In office 28 January 1965 – 29 May 1967
Monarch	Mahendra of Nepal
Chairman	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded by	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Himself[d]
Ministerial offices Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal In office 13 April 1979 – 30 May 1979 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Krishna Raj Aryal Succeeded by K. B. Shahi In office 29 August 1971 – 16 April 1972 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Succeeded by Gyanendra Bahadur Karki In office 24 December 1963 – 26 September 1968 Monarch Mahendra of Nepal Prime Minister Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Preceded by Tulsi Giri Succeeded by Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Minister of Finance In office 10 December 1978 – 14 April 1979 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Bhekh Bahadur Thapa Succeeded by Ram Prasad Rajbahak[e] In office 14 April 1971 – 16 July 1973 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Succeeded by Gyanendra Bahadur Karki In office 7 April 1969 – 13 April 1970 Monarch Mahendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Surya Bahadur Basnet Succeeded by Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari Minister of Defence of Nepal In office 12 September 1977 – 13 April 1979 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Tulsi Giri Succeeded by Shridhar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana[f] In office 14 April 1971 – 16 July 1973 Monarch Birendra of Nepal Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Giri Prasad Burathoki Succeeded by Nagendra Prasad Rijal Minister of Education of Nepal In office 10 August 1966 – 29 May 1967 Monarch Mahendra of Nepal Chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa Preceded by Pushkar Nath Upreti Succeeded by Surendra Bahadur Basnet In office 2 July 1962 – 16 June 1965 Monarch Mahendra of Nepal Chairman Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Preceded by Anirudra Prasad Singh Succeeded by Pushkar Nath Upreti Minister of Construction, Communications and Transport of Nepal In office 2 April 1963 – 9 April 1964 Monarch Mahendra of Nepal Chairman Tulsi Giri Preceded by Lalit Chand Succeeded by Nageshwar Prasad Singh
Personal details
Born	(1927-01-15)15 January 1927 Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	11 November 2017(2017-11-11) (aged 90) Gyaneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Residence(s)	Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927.^[2] He served as prime minister of Nepal from 1969 to 1970, 1971 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.^[3] He was minister of finance from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1973 AD.

After the coup d'état of King Gyanendra in 2005 AD, Bista was appointed one of the vice-chairmen^[4] until the government collapsed in April 2006 after the people's uprising. He is best remembered for resigning from the prime ministerial post after Singha Durbar burned down in 1973

Bista died at his residence in Gyaneshwor on 11 November 2017. He was 90 years old at that time.^[5][6][7] Bista had been battling a long-term cancer.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Notes

1. Acting Prime Minister
2. As Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers
3. There was no deputy prime minister from September 26, 1968, until November 30, 1994
4. As Deputy Prime Minister
5. Minister of State for Finance
6. As Minister of State for Defence