Ganesh Shrestha

Lieutenant General Ganesh Kumar Shrestha is a Nepalese army officer currently serving as force commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Education Shrestha studied for a bachelor's degree in Humanities and Social Sciences at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal and earned master's degree in economics from same university. He obtained a master's degree in Military Science and Strategic Studies from the International College of Defence Studies, National Defence University, China.

Military career He served as commander of the 16th and 9th Brigades and as Director of Policy and Plans at the Army Headquarters, Nepal. He was the Administrative Registrar of Shree Birendra Military Hospital and later appointed as Adjutant General at the Nepali Army Headquarters and as Master General of Ordnance of the Nepal Army.