Yuba Raj Khatiwada is a Nepali politician and the former Minister for Finance and Minister for Information and Communications. He is presently the special economic advisor of the Prime minister of Nepal, with minister-level authority. He was a nominated member of Nepal Assembly. He previously served two tenures as vice chair of National Planning Commission and as the fifteenth Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal. He served as the Spokesperson of the Government of Nepal after the resignation of Gokul Banskota. He has also served as senior economist for United Nations on a mission to Sri Lanka for two years between his tenure at the National Planning Commission and Governor of the Central Bank.