Sachey Kumar Pahari

Sachey Kumar Pahari
Born(1934-08-15)August 15, 1934
Died(2015-04-17)April 17, 2015
NationalityNepalese
Alma materPrince of Wales Medical College (Patna Medical College and Hospital)[citation needed]
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine[citation needed]
OccupationPhysician
Known forDevelopment of medical science and education in Nepal

Sachey Kumar Pahari MBBS DTM & H MRCP FRCP (August 15, 1934 – April 15, 2015)[citation needed] was a Nepali physician and medical administrator.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Pahari received his early education in Nepal and India before proceeding to the United Kingdom for further qualification including MRCP and FRCS.[1][3]

He was appointed FRCS Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom in 1975.[1]

Career

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Pahari started his career at Bir Hospital as a senior physician following his return from the United Kingdom.[2][1] He was also the physician to King Mahendra[4] and King Birendra[5] and later became the first Nepali to be honoured with the title of "royal physician" by King Birendra, a rank that had only been previously held by overseas doctors.[6][7]

Pahari established Nepal Medical College and teaching hospital in Jorpati, Kathmandu in 1997 as its founding executive chairman.[8][9] He was also the founding chairman of Norvic International Hospital, a cardiac specialist centre in Thapathali, Kathmandu.[10]

Pahari held several other positions, including president of the Nepal Health Research Council (2003–2006)[11][12] and Chairman of the Nepal Medical Association.[6]

Personal life

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Pahari enjoyed composing poetry, and was interested in Nepali art, literature and music.[13] He was a published lyricist and had released several albums including Deu Chuli Ra Barchuli along with his wife, which featured the voices of prominent national singers including Nati Kaji and Tara Devi.[14]

He died in 2015 at the age of 80.[15]

Pahari with President Reagan, White House, 1983

References

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  4. ^ "The Rotarian". November 1977.
  5. ^ Radcliffe, Donnie (December 8, 1983). "Mountains Of Laughs" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ a b "Info". www.jnma.com.np. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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  8. ^ "Nepal Medical College - Everything You May Want To Know About NMC".
  9. ^ "Nepal Medical College". jnmcth.nmcth.edu.
  10. ^ "Norvic's new disgnostic centre in operation". kathmandupost.com.
  11. ^ "Past Presidents".
  12. ^ "NATIONAL GUIDELINE ON CLINICAL TRIALS WITH THE USE OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS" (PDF). nhrc.gov.np. 2005. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  13. ^ "SAJHA.COM - Bringing Together Nepali Communities". sajha.com.
  14. ^ "Deuchuli Ra Barchuli (2010)". Archived from the original on April 22, 2018 – via mio.to.
  15. ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.