# List of ambassadors of Nepal to China

The Nepali ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Kathmandu to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of prime ministers of Nepal | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
| August 1, 1955 | | The governments in Kathmandu and Beijing establish diplomatic relations. | Mahendra of Nepal' | Zhou Enlai | |
| 1956 | Daman Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | With residence in New Delhi. (* September 26, 18,986) Lt. Gen. Descent of Jung Bahadur Rana. In 1960 he was Nepalese Consul General in Lhasa. In Feb. 26,1983 he became ambassador in New Delhi. CIE (12.6.1947), CBE (m 27.11.1945). Educated: Anglo-Bengali Sch, Allahabad, India, Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu, Nepal, and Presidency Coll, Calcutta (BA), Bengal, India. 1923-1926 and 1932-1934 he was Judge, Court of Appeal. 1926-1929 he was Governor of Banke and Bardia. In 1933 he was promoted Lieut-Col. From 1934-1947 he was Consul-Gen New Delhi. prom Comdg Col 1939. prom Lieut-Gen & temp cdr Nepalese contingent in India 1945. chargé d'Affaires at New Delhi 1947–1948. Consul-Gen Calcutta 1948–1954. From 1954 to 1956 he was Ambassador to the Court of St James with concurrent accreditation in Paris, The Hague and Washington, D.C.. From 1956 to 1961 he was ambassador to New Delhi and concurrent accredited to Japan 1956–1961, PRC 1956–1961, Ceylon 1957-1961 and Pakistan 1960-1961). In 1972 he became member of the Royal Nepal Academy. A Sanskrit author and poet under the name Dhanasamsera Ja. Ba. Ra. Author of “Tantra-sastra” (1961), “Prabuddhasanatanarahasyam” (1963) “Agnisthapanavidhih” (1970), “Vivahapaddhati: Nepalibhashasahita” (1970), “Matrrkaksara-rahasyam” (1973), “Saradiyadurgapujapaddhatih” (1975), “Mantravidyarahasyam” (1977), “Nepal: Rule and Misrule” (1978), “Kamakalarahasya” (1979), “Kularnava-rahasya” (1989). Decorations: The Orders the Three Divine Powers 1st class (1938), the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class (1953), and the Star of Nepal 3rd class (1945), the Brilliant Star of China (1956), 39/45 Star, British War and India Service (1945) medals, etc. m. a daughter of Thahila Sri Sahebju Bir Bikram Shah, sometime Chair Advisory Assembly. His son is Subarna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. | Tanka Prasad Acharya | Zhou Enlai | 1961 |
| 1961 | Keshar Bahadur Khatri Chhetri (KC). | | Tulsi Giri | Zhou Enlai | 1965 |
| 1965 | Ranadhir Suba | | Surya Bahadur Thapa | Zhou Enlai | 1974 |
| 1974 | Chhetra Bikram Rana | Major General | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | Zhou Enlai | 1978 |
| 1978 | Yadunath Khanal | | Kirti Nidhi Bista | Hua Guofeng | 1982 |
| July 14, 1982 | Guna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | General | Surya Bahadur Thapa | Zhao Ziyang | 1986 |
| 1986 | Nayan Bahadur Khatri | | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | Zhao Ziyang | 1991 |
| November 1, 1991 | Basudev Chandra Malla | | Girija Prasad Koirala | Li Peng | January 1, 1995 |
| February 1, 1995 | Tulsi Lal Amatya | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Li Peng | December 1, 1995 |
| April 1, 1996 | Yubaraj Singh Pradhan | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Li Peng | August 1, 1998 |
| October 1, 1998 | Rajeshwar Acharya | | Girija Prasad Koirala | Zhu Rongji | January 1, 2003 |
| May 1, 2003 | Narendra Raj Pandey | | Surya Bahadur Thapa | Wen Jiabao | June 1, 2006 |
| November 15, 2007 | Tanka Prasad Karki | | Girija Prasad Koirala | Wen Jiabao | December 1, 2011 |
| March 1, 2012 | Mahesh Kumar Maskey | | Baburam Bhattarai | Wen Jiabao | May 1, 2016 |
| September 1, 2016 | Leela Mani Paudyal | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | Li Keqiang | April 2020 |
| April 2020 | Mahendra Bahadur Pandey | | KP Sharma Oli | Li Keqiang | |
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