Biographical Note
Leela Mani Paudyal
Chief Secretary, Government of Nepal
Mr. Leela Mani Paudyal, born at Baletaksar in Gulmi district, is the Chief Secretary of the Government of
Nepal since 7 August 2012. He has long years of official work experience in various government offices
and committees. He has led Nepalese delegations to different international organizations and has
negotiated bilateral investment protection and promotion agreements.
He obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from Tribhuvan University in 1989. Mr. Paudyal
published Internal Auditing Theory and Practices in the Nepalese Perspective, in 1991, co-authored with
Govinda Panta. He is involved in many research works as co-researcher in the fields of Education, Trade,
Community Development, Financial Management and Personnel Management.
Mr. Paudyal joined Civil Service as Gazetted Third Class Officer. During his civil service career he has
served in various capacities in several ministries. After his promotion to Gazetted First Class officer in
1998, Mr. Paudyal served in various capacities, including as Joint Secretary in different ministries of the
government and as Consul General for Tibet Autonomous Region of China from November 2003 to July
2007. Following his promotion to the post of secretary, he served in different ministries from 2007 to
2012.