Hari Bahadur Basnet is a Nepalese politician. He is the head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Rastriya Janashakti Party. He holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Engineering.
Basnet entered politics in 1970. He was elected three times to the Rastriya Panchayat, the former unicameral legislature of Nepal under the Panchayat system. Following the transition to multiparty democracy, he joined the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) upon its formation and became a Central Committee member of the party. He also headed the International Relations department of the RPP.
In 2003, Basnet was appointed as a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, holding multiple portfolios including Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Education and Sports, and Industry, Commerce, and Supplies.
