Monarch King Tribhuvan Monarch King Mahendra Died March 1, 1970 Role Diplomat | Preceded by Nara Shumsher J.B.R. Name Gyan Yakthumba Political party Nepali Congress | |
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Awards Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Order of Tri Shakti Patta | ||
Prime Minister Matrika Prasad Koirala Succeeded by Gopal Shumsher J.B.R. Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa | ||
Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba was described as a soldier, freedom fighter, crusader of the oppressed and under privileged, champion of civil liberty, human rights and justice, and a diplomat. He joined the Nepali Police with the rank of Major and was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Nepal Police, after succeeding Nara Shumsher J.B.R. as the police chief. He served as the Inspector General of the Nepalese Police force from December 1953 to August 1956. He was the third chief of Nepals Police, and after retirement served as an envoy to Burma.
The present Gyanodaya schools in Kathmandu, Nepal, were built in memory of him, and as such, were named after him by his wife Indira Yakthumba.
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