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Prithvi Bahadur Pandé
पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे
Chairman of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited
Director of Himalayan Bank Limited
In office
non incumbent
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Prithvi Bahadur Pandé (Nepali: पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे) is the chairman of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited (NIMB).[1] He is one of the most renowned bankers of Nepal, a pioneer in the commercial banking sector, who took over the French managed Indo-Suez Bank and successfully operated it for more than 15 years.[2] He was an employee of Nepal Rastra Bank and had worked as director of Rastriya Banijya Bank and Himalayan Bank Limited before leading Nepal Investment Bank in 2001 through foreign investment.[3] On 23rd General Assembly of Nepal Bankers Association(NBA), he was facilitated for making a remarkable contribution for the development of Nepalese banking sector.[4] He is also Chairman of Chhaya Center, which is a multi-stored commercial building located in Thamel, hosting the world-renowned Starwood's Aloft Hotels, a five star hotel in Thamel.[5]

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He was born as third son to diplomat-historian Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pande and Chhaya Devi[6][7] and is the eighth descendant of Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, Kalu Pande.[8] He is married to Pratima Rajya Lakshmi Rana,[6] the eldest daughter of the First Governor of Nepal, Himalaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[7]

He completed his Chartered Accountancy degree from Delhi in 1978.[6]

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