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Shakti Bahadur Basnet

PEP · Politician

Shakti Bahadur Basnet is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Shakti Bahadur Basnet · शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत				[sources]
Alias	Suresh Singh · मा.शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत · शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत				[sources]
Birth date	1971-04-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Khalanga, Jajarkot				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Nepal				[sources]
Citizenship	Nepal				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	shakti.basnet@yahoo.com				[sources]
Political association	Nepal Communist Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q29380681				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Constituent Assembly (member, 2014-) · Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former Home Minister of Nepal

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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