Maha Prasad Adhikari

Maha Prasad Adhikari
महा प्रसाद अधिकारी
Maha Prasad Adhikari in 2023
17th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank
In office
6 April 2020  5 April 2025
Preceded byChiranjivi Nepal
Chief Executive Officer at Investment Board of Nepal
In office
June 2016  April 2020
Preceded byRadhesh Pant
Succeeded bySushil Bhatta
Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank
In office
2010–2015
Personal details
Residence(s)Lalitpur, Nepal
Alma materTribhuvan University
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant)

Maha Prasad Adhikari (Nepali: महा प्रसाद अधिकारी) was the 17th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the Central Bank of Nepal. He was the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Bank as per the provisions of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act 2002. He was appointed as the Governor of the Bank by Government of Nepal on 6 April 2020. Before he was appointed as the Governor, he also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) for three years. He also worked as the deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank for five years during 2010-2015.