32 Years of experience in the field of Development in various capacities. Prolonged Experience in large National programs of community led/driven development aimed at employment generation, food security, poverty alleviation, infrastructure development, environmental protection, Climate Change, Disaster risk reduction and improving lives and livelihoods of rural and urban poor.

Extensive experiences in program conceptualization, project/program development,

Long experience in Community Development Programmes in rural and urban, poor and underserved communities. Improvement of basic services in Urban and rural poor neighborhoods.

Experiences in working with local community, local governance bodies, government, international organizations and United Nations.

Experience in policy formulation work of national importance such as National Urban Policy, National Housing Policy, National Climate Change Policy.

Experience in Environmental Conservation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change.

United Nation’s Staff Member (UN-HABITAT), 2004-2022

• Head of Agency, UN-Habitat, Myanmar (2012 September -2022 September)

• Deputy Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat, Pakistan (2010 -2012)

• Head of Agency, UN-Habitat, Mongolia (2008 Septemer-2010 March)

• Deputy Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat, Afghanistan (2004- 2008)

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Nepal: Chief Coordinator, Sr. Programme Coordinator etc. (1997-2004)

Government of Nepal Officer (1991-1994)

United Nation’s Staff Member (UN-HABITAT), 2004-2022

• Head of Agency, UN-Habitat, Myanmar (2012 September -2022 September)

• Deputy Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat, Pakistan (2010 -2012)

• Head of Agency, UN-Habitat, Mongolia (2008 Septemer-2010 March)

• Deputy Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat, Afghanistan (2004- 2008)

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Nepal: Chief Coordinator, Sr. Programme Coordinator etc. (1997-2004)

Government of Nepal Officer (1991-1994)

• Policy formulation, policy influence

• Resources Mobilization and Donor Coordination

• Project/ Program Development and Management,

• Participatory rural/urban and regional planning

• Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction

• Community Based/Led/Driven Development,

• Policy formulation, policy influence

• Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Recovery-upgrading of Informal settlements

• Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction

• Community Based/Led/Driven Development,

• M. Sc. Resources Engineering (Top, 1997 Germany) 

• B. Sc. Ag. Engineering (Distinction 1990, Pakistan) 

• Intermediate in Science (Tri-Chandra -1984) 

• School Leaving Certificate (NAMV, Kathmandu 2038)