Dr Rupak Sapkota has been appointed as the foreign affairs advisor to prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Sapkota, who holds a degree in International Relations from China, was appointed to the post following the decision of the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday.

Sapkota is expected to assume office on Wednesday after he receives his letter of appointment since Tuesday is a public holiday on the occasion of Gyalpo Losar.

Sapkota is the son of former Upper House speaker and a central committee member of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Agni Prasad Sapkota.

A former deputy executive director at the Institue of Foreign Affairs, Sapkota has been teaching international relations and diplomacy at Tribhuvan University. He is also a member of the varsity’s international relations and diplomacy committee.

Sapkota graduated from the Renmin University of China in 2018 with a doctorate degree in International Relations.