Ali Akhtar Mikrani
Er. Ali Akhtar Mikrani was an architecture engineer and social worker in Nepal.
He worked as an advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal during the tenure of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal from May 2009 to February 2011. He also worked as a member of the construction and planning of Kathmandu Valley under the Government of Nepal.
He was recommended for the post of ambassador of Nepal to Saudi Arabia during the K.P.Oli government but later withdrawn due to the fall-down of the government.
Early life
He was born in Kattarban village of Rajdevi Municipality of Rautahat district in the year 1956 in one of the well-established Muslim families of Nepal. He did his schooling in his village and later studied in India at the renowned engineering institute named "National Institute of Technology, Rourkela".His grandfather Maula Bakhsh Mikrani 'Chaudhary' was also a well-known social activist in the area of Sarlahi and Rautahat districts, who once been jailed for six months at Nakhu Kathmandu at the time of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
The "Chaudhry" title was honoured by the Rana government of Nepal to his grandfather Maula Bakhsh Mikrani in recognition of the bravery of his ancestor who died fighting with British invader at Samanpur of Rautahat District. A large number of drinking water wells and public places still can be seen in Sarlahi and Rautahat districts made by Maula Bakhsh Chaudhry during his service.
His brother Ali Akbar Mikrani is a Former Chief Justice of the Appellate Court of Nepal.