Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yadav Kant Silwal

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The result was keep DavidLeighEllis (talk) 21:05, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yadav Kant Silwal

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:DIPLOMAT, there is no evidence that this ambassador has " participated in a significant way in events of particular diplomatic importance that have been written about in reliable secondary sources." Triplestop (talk) 04:09, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:57, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:57, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Appears to have held three senior government positions. He comes from Nepal - of course there's not going to be much internet coverage of him! -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:10, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"have held three senior government positions" is not a criterion for notability. please demonstrate how he meets WP:BIO or WP:DIPLOMAT. LibStar (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It certainly is in my opinion. AfD. Opinions count. WP:BURO. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:27, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 02:20, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He meets WP:POLITICIAN as a former foreign secretary of Nepal, a national government position of the greatest importance. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:05, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I added three references. —Anne Delong (talk) 03:07, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets WP:POLITICIAN #1. AllyD (talk) 06:51, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Moscow is one of the top and most important half-a-dozen ambassadorial posts for diplomats. Only a very few diplomats from any country ever make it to these posts. To have followed this up by becoming the Foreign Secretary of Nepal, i.e. also head of the diplomatic service, is no mean achievement. He easily passes WP:DIPLOMAT. He was also the Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), an established and important organisation in Asia, and of its 11 secretaries-general to date, only one, who preceded him, does not have a WP article (see SAARC). WP:GNG is not an issue either. Give the man his due. I think the article could be expanded evemtually and reliable sources are available e.g. http://ifa.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SAARC.pdf Zananiri (talk) 20:59, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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