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NICCI-CII Presidential Round Table Meeting

First Presidential Round Table Meeting between the delegates led by Presidents Mr. Prabhakar SJB Rana from NICCI and Mr. Rajive Kaul from CII, also at...

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Founding President

Late. Mr. Prabhakar SJB Rana

Late. Mr. Prabhakar SJB Rana
Visionary Entreprenur
Awards & Decorations
Year Award / Recognition
1976 PATA Pioneer of the Pacific Award
1977 President Emeritus
Hotel Association of Nepal
1984 PATA Award of Merit
1985 PATA Presidential Award
1985 Statue of Victory
World Culture Prize
Awarded by Centro Studio
Richerche Delle Nazione (CSRN), Italy
1986 Sagarmatha Award
Awarded by Nepal Travel Agents Association
1986 Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1987 Ecomienda de Numero de la Orden del Merito Civil of Spain
"Commander by Number of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain"
A high-ranking honor awarded by the Spanish government
1989 PATA Life Membership
1989 Prasiddha Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu of Nepal
1996 Subiikhyat Trishakti Patta of Nepal
2001 PATA 50th Anniversary Roll of Honor
2001 Outstanding Management Award 2000
Awarded by Management Association of Nepal
2002 PATWA “Lifetime Contribution for Promoting Tourism in Nepal”
2002 Gaurabmaya Supradipta Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskar of Nepal
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded by Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI)
2018 PATA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
Awarded by PATA Nepal Chapter
2022 PATA Lifetime Achievement Award
A leader must have a vision – unless you have a vision, how will you move forward.

"We must build bridges between nations through commerce and mutual understanding."

Activities during his tenure

(1993-1998)

Interaction with Indian and Nepalese Commerce Secretaries
1996
Interaction with Indian and Nepalese Commerce Secretaries

FNCCI & NICCI facilitated a session to review the 1996 Nepal-India Trade Treaty. Attended by Mr. Tej...
Seminar on Mahakali Treaty
1996
Seminar on Mahakali Treaty

First symposium hosted by NICCI on Mahakali Treaty under the aegis of the Embass...
Round Table on Nepal-India Cooperation in Tourism & Civil Aviation
1997
Round Table on Nepal-India Cooperation in Tourism & Civil Aviation

FNCCI, CII, ITPO & NICCI Interactive Brain Storming Session at Club Himalaya, Na...
Interaction with His Excellency Indian PM Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral
1997
Interaction with His Excellency Indian PM Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral

Luncheon Interaction Program in Honour of His Excellency Indian Prime Minister Mr. Inder Kumar Gujra...
NICCI Programs During the State Visit of Indian President Mr. K. R. Narayanan
1998
NICCI Programs During the State Visit of Indian President Mr. K. R. Narayanan

Courtesy Call on Rt. Honourable President of India Mr. K. R. Narayanan during hi...
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1993
Initial Meeting at the initiative of Late Mr. Prabhakar SJB Rana

Meeting for formation of Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) as a...
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1994
Official registration of NICCI as not-for-profit organization

Establishment of NICCI with a meeting of Ad-Hoc Committee followed by official registration Foundi...
First Annual General Meeting
1995
First Annual General Meeting

Mr. Prabhakar SJB Rana was elected as the Founding President
Second Annual General Meeting of NICCI
1997
Second Annual General Meeting of NICCI
Third Annual General Meeting of NICCI
1997
Third Annual General Meeting of NICCI
NICCI, FNCCI, CII and Bi-national CCIs of Nepal Luncheon Round table Interaction meeting.
1998
NICCI, FNCCI, CII and Bi-national CCIs of Nepal Luncheon Round table Interaction meeting.

Round Interaction between Presidents and delegates of NICCI-CII-FNCCI and Binati...
First Press Conference of NICCI along with FNCCI and CII
1998
First Press Conference of NICCI along with FNCCI and CII

First Press Conference of NICCI along with FNCCI and CII after completion of the...
Fourth Annual General Meeting
1998
Fourth Annual General Meeting

Fourth Annual General Meeting with Mr. Rukma Shumsher Rana elected as the President
#BestBiNationalChamber Awarded by FNCCI