Padma Sundar Malla

Padma Sundar Malla (1890–1974) (Nepali: पद्मसुन्दर मल्ल) was Nepal's first electrical engineer and the first Nepalese to visit the United States.

Padma Sundar was inspired to go to Japan for higher studies after meeting with Japanese Buddhist monk and traveler Ekai Kawaguchi in Kathmandu.

[3] After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Tokyo, he teamed up with a few Japanese friends and set sail for America for further studies.

The Nepal government sent for Padma Sundar in 1939, and named him the chief engineer of the Morang Hydroelectric Company.

[7] In 1941, Padma Sundar was made an associate member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, a British professional body.