Brig. Gen.(Retd.) Binod Pandey

Brig. Gen. Binod Pandey is a retired Brigadier General of the Nepali Army with more than 34 years of leadership, security management and international peacekeeping experience. Through his military career he held senior command and staff appointments, led strategic operations, and contributed to institutional development and national security. He served in several United Nations peacekeeping missions, including in Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti and Lebanon. In Haiti he served in two capacities — as a Battalion Commander and later as Chief Military Personnel Officer. He also served as Military Attaché at the Embassy of Nepal in China, strengthening defence diplomacy and international cooperation. He has completed a wide range of advanced military and leadership training programmes in Nepal and abroad. His professional education includes the Higher Command and Management Course (HCMC), the Command and Staff Course, and Advanced National Security Training. He also completed the Special Operations Commanding Course in the United States, served as an instructor in a United Nations Military Course in Germany, and undertook the United Nations Military Peacekeeping Course in Sri Lanka. In addition, he received specialised training in Anti-Terrorism in China, the Law of Armed Conflict Instructor Course, and Disaster Management, reflecting extensive expertise in military leadership, national security, peacekeeping operations, counter-terrorism, international humanitarian law, and emergency response. He currently serves as President of the National Ex-Army and Police Organization of Nepal, providing strategic leadership to a nationwide network of retired Army and Police personnel. In this role, he leads advocacy and veterans' welfare initiatives, strengthens engagement with government institutions and civil society, and promotes community development, social harmony and public service. He is committed to integrity, disciplined leadership, strategic vision, and serving society through experience, professionalism and collaboration.