Birendra Raj Pandey elected CNI president

Kathmandu, July 9

Birendra Raj Pandey has been elected as the President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Its 22^nd Annual General Meeting on Wednesday elected Pandey, incumbent Senior Vice-President to the post.

He was automatically promoted to President as per the provisions of the Confederation’s statute.

He has been involved with the CNI for over a decade as a member of the National Council and various committees, and served as Vice President since 2018.

Born in Kathmandu, Pandey has been consistently active in the construction industry for the past thirty years. He possesses expertise in civil engineering, housing and urban development, roads and bridges, water resource management, and structural strengthening. He is the Executive Director of Nepal Adarsha Nirman Company and is also engaged in green construction materials, agriculture, and the education sector.

Outgoing President Rajesh Kumar Agrawal handed over responsibilities to newly elected President Pandey.

The AGM elected the CNI National Council members including Gopal Kumar Agrawal, Milan Babu Malla, Parasi Agrawal, Rahul Kumar Agrawal, Varun Kumar Todi, Deepak Kumar Agrawal, Rohit Gupta, Hitesh Golchha, Amit More, Ashrayata Karki, Nirvana Kumar Chaudhary, Akash Golchha, Bikash Dugar, Bikram Singhania, Amit Kumar Begani, Gaurav Sharda, Dileep Agrawal, Yash Agrawal, Sandeep Sharda, and Rajiv Gupta.

Likewise, Sanjeev Neupane, Hem Raj Dhakal, Anurag Goyal, Dhruba Rijal, Sanjay Golchha, Barsha Shrestha, Raj Bahadur Shah, Bidushi Rana, Laxmi Prasad Subedi, Ashish Jajodia, Pampha Dhamala, Manish Kumar Khemka, Ashish Garg, Sewa Pathak, Gokul Bhandari, Basanta Bahadur Chand and Chandra Tandon have also been elected.

Former Provincial Presidents Bhim Ghimire (Koshi), Pramod Sah (Madhesh), Lekhraj Pokharel (Bagmati), Binod Neupane (Gandaki), Ejaz Alam (Lumbini), Chhatra Shahi (Karnali), and Raman Chandra Shrestha (Sudurpaschim) have been elected as National Council members.

Likewise, Badri Nath Sharma (President, Makwanpur Industry Association), Madan Ghimire (Acting President, Chitwan Industry Association), KB Rana (President, Nawalpur Industry Association), Dilip Sapkota (President, Rupandehi Industry Association), and Rudra Shrestha (from Pokhara Industrial Estate Industry Association) have become ex-officio members of the National Council.

Seven vice-presidents have been unanimously elected from among the National Council members. Nirvana Chaudhary has been elected as the Senior Vice President of the CNI. The other Vice Presidents elected unanimously include Raj Bahadur Shah, Hem Raj Dhakal, Rohit Gupta, Amit More, Bhim Ghimire, and Gokul Bhandari.

Sandeep Sharda, Bidushi Rana, and Prachi Agrawal have been nominated as permanent invited members of the CNI.

Upon assuming the role of President, Pandey expressed his commitment to institutionalising the achievements of the Confederation and working proactively to elevate it to new heights.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 10 July 2025.