Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (September 13, 1929 – May 9, 2011) was a Nepali politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1972 to 1978.[1]
82 year-old Upadhyay died on May 9, 2011, in an attempt to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest.[2]