Name: Jibraj Ashrit (Jibraj Neupane by birth) 

Date of Birth: 2 August 1944 

Place of Birth: Gulmi, Nepal 

Died: 16 May 1993 

Political Party: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) 

Education: Bachelor's in Arts 

Parents: Prem Raj Sharma, Chandrakala Sharma 

Spouse: Maya Gyawali 

Children: Dr. Sagar Neupane, 1 More Child 

Jibraj Ashrit was a school teacher in Gulmi before joining politics. He got involved in Nepal’s communist movement after receiving communist party membership from Pushpa Lal Shrestha who founded the first communist party in Nepal. He then became a member of a communist party committee locally led by Devendra Ghimire in 1996. He also became the Organizational Chief for CPN (UML) in 1992. Jibraj met with a tragic road accident when his car fell into the Trishuli river in Chitwan when he was travelling from Pokhara with popular politician Madan Bhandari, husband of Bidya Devi Bhandari. His body was found in the drowned car. His driver had survived the accident only to be murdered 10 years later in Kirtipur. 

Jibraj Arshit Memorial Foundation was established in 2009 in Butwal. Devendra Ghimire initiated with Arshit’s doctor son, Sagar Neupane. 

The General Post Office introduced a 5 Rupee postal stamp in memory of Jibraj Ashrit in 2010

Jibraj Ashrit Stamp