| Honorific-Prefix: | Dr. |
| Bhekh Bahadur Thapa | |
| Native Name: | डा. भेषबहादुर थापा |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Tanahu district, Nepal |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start: | 5 March 2004 |
| Term End: | 5 July 2005 |
| Primeminister: | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Predecessor: | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor: | Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat |
| Office2: | Nepalese Ambassador to India |
| Term Start2: | 1997 |
| Term End2: | 2003 |
| Monarch2: | Birendra of Nepal |
| Office3: | Nepalese Ambassador to USA |
| Term Start3: | 1996 |
| Term End3: | 1997 |
| Monarch3: | Birendra of Nepal |
| Term Start4: | 1980 |
| Term End4: | 1985 |
| Monarch4: | Birendra of Nepal |
| Office5: | Minister of Finance of Nepal |
| Term Start5: | 1976 |
| Term End5: | 1978 |
| Monarch5: | Birendra of Nepal |
| Predecessor5: | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Successor5: | Ram Prasad Rajbahak |
| Office6: | Fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank |
| Term Start6: | 14 August 1966 |
| Term End6: | 26 July 1967 |
| Monarch6: | Mahendra of Nepal |
| Predecessor6: | Pradyumna Lal Rajbhandari |
| Successor6: | Yadav Pant |
| Alma Mater: | Claremont University |
| Spouse: | Dr. Rita Thapa |
| Relations: | Bhaskar Thapa (son)Manjushree Thapa (daughter)Tejshree Thapa (daughter)Maya Thapa (granddaughter)Barun Thapa (grandson)Rita Thapa (wife) |
| Signature: | Bhekh Bahadur Thapa signature.jpg |
Bhesh Bahadur Thapa (ne|डा. भेखबहादुर थापा) (also spelled as Bhekh Bahadur Thapa) is a foreign affairs expert and diplomat. He is former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.[1] He was fourth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank from 14 August 1966 to 26 July 1967.[2] He was Minister of Finance between 1976 and 1978 A.D after serving as State Minister of Finance and Secretary of Finance Ministry. He has twice served as Ambassador to USA (1980–1985 & 1996). He has served as former Nepalese ambassador to India from 1997 to 2003.[3] He also headed the National Advisory Committee for 18th SAARC summit that was held at Kathmandu in November 2014.[4] Currently, he is working as EPG (Eminent Person's Group) coordinator representing Nepal on reviewing bilateral treaties between India and Nepal.[5]
He is married to Dr. Rita Thapa, a public health specialist. He has a son and two daughters. His son Bhaskar Thapa a tunnel engineer was a lead designer of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore.[6] His elder daughter Tejshree Thapa, a human rights lawyer, lived in the Netherlands before passing away at the age of 52 in March, 2019.[7] He has two grandsons Barun and Siddhant, through daughter-in-law Sumira Thapa, as well as a granddaughter, aged 19, through Tejshree.[8] His youngest daughter Manjushree Thapa is an English language author.[9]