Murari Raj Sharma
Nepalese foreign secretary
In office
November 1997  1999
Nepalese Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations
In office
July 20, 2000  2002[1]
Preceded by1956-1960: Rishikesh Shah
Succeeded byDurga Prasad Bhattarai
Nepalese Ambassador to the Court of St James's
In office
February 12, 2008  2010
Preceded byPrabal S.J.B. Rana
Succeeded bySuresh Chandra Chalise
Personal details
Born(1951-04-01)1 April 1951
Died15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 68)[2]
London, United Kingdom

Murari Raj Sharma (19512020) was a former ambassador for Nepal to the United Kingdom. He presented his letters of credence to the British Queen on February 12, 2008 at Buckingham Palace.[3] Prior to this, he was a Member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. An award winning author, he wrote Reinventing the United Nations and Murari Adhikari's Short Stories. Sharma chaired a number of UN Committees.[4] Sharma was involved in resolving issues caused by the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight 814.

References

  1. Headquarters of the United Nations,
  2. "Adieu to Murari Raj Sharma".
  3. Daily Telegraph, Court Circular, February 13, 2008
  4. "Murari Raj Sharma of Nepal Chairman of Fifth Committee". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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