Message From President

I am honored and humbled to have been elected as President of MAA in this 4th General Convention. On behalf of the newly elected executive committee, I sincerely thank all MAA members and well-wishers for their trust and for making this convention a grand success. In this new term, we are committed to building a stronger and more united Madheshi community. We will begin the process of establishing the first-ever Madhesh Park in the USA, a proud symbol of our identity and lasting presence in this country. We aim to expand MAA membership both across America and globally, connecting Madheshis worldwide. We will enhance our social media presence to promote our language, culture, and unity. Our official publication, Achal Paper, will be revived and published quarterly. We will also launch programs focused on youth leadership, language preservation, and knowledge sharing to empower the next generation. Together, we will make MAA a global voice for Madhesh.

Mr. Manoj Kr. Singh

Mr. Manoj Kr. Singh

President

Our Committees

CE Committee Board Members

MAA Central Executive Committee (2025-2027)

President: Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh

Sr Vice President: Mr. Navin Shah
Vice President: Mr. Subhash Baitha
Vice President: Mr. Jaynarayan Shah
Vice President: Mr. Dinesh Shah
Vice President: Mr. Dharmendra Jha
Vice President: Mrs. Shashi Shah                                                                                                                                                                                          Vice President: Mr. Garbhilal yadav

General Secretary: Dr. Shiv Kumar Thakur
Secretary: To be nominated

Treasurer: Mr. Mohammad Rafid
Deputy Treasurer: To be nominated

Spokesperson: Mr. Pramod Gupta

Media Coordinator: To be nominated
Deputy Media Coordinator: To be nominated
Women Coordinator: To be nominated
Deputy Women Coordinator: To be nominated

Member: Mr. Abdhesh Gupta
Member: Mr. Ranjan Sah
Member: Mr. Mohammad Jafirudin

MAA Central Executive Committee (2023-2025)
President: Dr. Sangit Rauniyar

Sr Vice President: Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh
Vice President: Mr. Chet Narayan Yadav
Vice President: Mr. Dharmendra Jha
Vice President: Mr. Dinesh Shah
Vice President: Mr. Jay Shah
Vice President: Mr. Navin Shah
Vice President: Mr. Pramod Gupta
Vice President: Dr. Shobha Mandal
Vice President: Mr. Suraj Nayak

General Secretary: Mrs. Shashi Shah
Secretary: Mr. Prakash Bhai Madhesia

Treasurer: Mr. Mohammed R. Raeen
Joint Treasurer: Mr. Pramod Ray


Spokesperson: Mr. Subhash Baitha

Media Coordinator: Mr. Sanjay Verma
Deputy Media Coordinator: Mr. Upendra Sah Kalbar
Women Coordinator: Mrs. Pinkee Yadav
Deputy Women Coordinator: Mrs. Jyoti Shah

Member: Mr. Ajay Yadav
Member: Mr. Binod Shah
Member: Mr. Dipendra Kumar Bhagat
Member: Mrs. Manorma Sah
Member: Mr. Mukesh Royal Yadav
Member: Mr. Pramod Shah
Member: Mrs. Purnima Jaisawal
Member: Mr. Rameshwor Chaudhary
Member: Mr. Roshan Nayak
Member: Mr. Santosh Yadav
Member: Mr. Shambhu Yadav

MAA Central Executive Committee (2021-2023)
President: Mr. Satendra Shah


Senior Vice-President: Mr. Sangit Rauniyar
Vice-President: Mr. Binay Kant Chaudhari
Vice-President: Mr. Chet Narayan Yadav
Vice-President: Mr. Dinesh Shah
Vice-President: Dr. Shobha Mandal
Vice-President: Mr. Surendra Chaudhari


General Secretary: Mr. Sanjay Verma
Treasurer: Mr. Navin K. Sah
Joint Treasurer: Mr. Mohammed R. Raeen
Spokesperson: Mr. Manoj Singh
Media Coordinator: Mr. Rakesh Yadav
Women Coordinator: Mrs. Anjani Mishra


Member: Mr. Dharmendra Jha
Member: Mr. Prakash Bhai Madheshia
Member: Mr. Pramod Gupta
Member: Mr. Pramod Yadav
Member: Mr. Suraj Nayak
Member: Mr. Tara Chaudhari


New Board of Trustee Committee

Chair (6-year term): Dr. Binod Shah
Member (6-year term): Dr. Mahendra Mahato
Member (6-year term): Mr. Suneel Sah
Member (4-year term): Dr. Biplav Yadav
Member (4-year term): Dr. Jay Prakash Sah
Member (4-year term): Mr. Ram Naresh Pandey
Member (2-year term): Dr. Bijay Jha
Member (2-year term): Dr. Mahadev Yadav
Member (2-year term): Mr. Koshal Yadav

MAA Central Executive Committee (2018-2020)
President: Mr. Ram Naresh Pandey
Senior Vice-President: Mr. Satendra Sah
Vice-President: Dr. Binay Kant Chaudhary
Vice-President: Mrs. Madhu Shah
Vice-President: Mr. Surendra Chaudhary
Vice-President: Dr. Varun Gupta
General Secretary: Mr. Sangit Rauniyar
Secretary: Mr. Anand Yadav
Treasurer: Mr. Navin Kumar Shah
Joint-Treasurer: Mr. Mohammad Rafid
Spokesperson: Mr. Raj Sarraf
Media Coordinator: Mr. Rakesh Yadav
Member: Mr. Chandra Dev Mandal
Member: Mr. Dharmendra Jha
Member: Mr. Jay Yadav
Member: Dr. Ranju Rani Karna
Member: Dr. Sanju Mahato
Member: Mr. Shyam Yadav

Chapter Presidents (Members)

President – Southern California Chapter: Mr. Dinesh Sah
President – Greater DC Chapter: Mr. Chet Narayan Yadav
President – Pittsburgh Chapter: Mr. Jay Sah
President – New England Chapter: Mr. Lal Kishor Mahaseth
President – Greater New York Chapter: Mr. Manoj Singh
President – Austin Chapter: Mr. Mithilesh Yadav
President – Chicago Chapter: Mr. Rajeshwar Chaudhari
President – Ohio Chapter: Mr. Sanjay Verma
President – Northern California Chapter: Mrs. Sarita Sah
President – Dallas Fort Worth Chapter: Dr. Umesh Yadav
President – Florida Chapter: Mr. Prem Singh
President – Philadelphia Chapter: Dr. Dilip Shah
President – Colorado Chapter: Mr. Sunil Nayak

Advisory Committee

MAA Advisory Committee (2018-2020)

Chair: Dr. Biplav Yadav

Members: Dr. Abdul Matin Manssor, Mr. Amit Shah, Dr. Anup Srivastav, Mr. Kaushal Yadav, Ms. Manti Sah, Dr. Rakesh Sah, Mr. Ranjeet Prasad, Mr. Ritesh Chaudhary, Mr. Tribhuvan Chaudhari, Mr. Sanjeeb Yadav and Dr. Yogendra Raut.

ADVISORY COMITEE(2025)

Chairperson:
Amit Shah — (NY)

Members:
Sanjay Gami — (NY, Cornell University)
Arbind Singh — (Albany)
Dr. Mohan Gupta — (VA)
Shailesh Mishra — (USA, Columbia University)
Dr. Sanju Mahato — (Ohio)

bot comeetee

MAA BoT Committee​ (2025-2027)

Below is the BOT committee for 2025–2027 term:

Dr. Biplav Yadav, Chair 

Dr. Binod Shah, Member 

Mr. Suneel Sah, Member 

Dr. Jay Prakash Sah, Member 

Dr. Mahendra Mahato, Member 

Dr. Bijay Kumar Jha, Member 

Dr. Pranay Mishra, Member 

Mr. Ram Naresh Pandey, Member 

Mr. Surendra Chaudhary, Member 

Mrs. Madhu Shah, Member 

Mr. Satendra Sah, Member 

Dr. Sangit Rauniyar, Member 

Mr. Sunil Ray, Member 

Mr. Subash Sah, Member 

MAA BoT Committee​ (2023-2025)

Dr. Biplav Yadav, Chair 

Dr. Binod Shah, Member 

Mr. Suneel Sah, Member 

Dr. Jay Prakash Sah, Member 

Dr. Mahendra Mahato, Member 

Dr. Bijay Kumar Jha, Member 

Dr. Pranay Mishra, Member 

Mr. Ram Naresh Pandey, Member

Mr. Surendra Chaudhary, Member 

Mrs. Madhu Shah, Member 

Mr. Subash Sah, Member

MAA BoT Committee (2018-2023)

MAA BoT Committee​

MAA has five member-Board of Trustee (BOT).  One of the is designated as the Chairperson of BOT. Their role ise to observe the overall activities of the Executive Committee but do not interfere in its normal activities. BOT cannot serve or participate in Election for EC members.  BOT have responsibility of the administrative Master Control so that check and balance can be maintained. The BOT members term is for six years and expires in tier form (2, 4, and 6 years).  A reputed person who has experience of social organization and worked in favor of Madheshi community and MAA can be eligible to serve in BOT members. During the 1st MAA Convention, existing executing committee formed five members BOT under the leadership of Dr. Binod Shah. Here are the brief biographies of all BOT members.

Dr. Binod Shah- Chair

            Dr. Binod Shah is a medical doctor practicing in New York, NY. He has been social worker for almost 20 years in USA and associated with several national and international organizations. Currently, is serving as president of the Global Madheshi Association.

Dr. Bijay Kumar Jha – Member

            Dr. Bijay Kumar Jha is a research scientist in the Department of Internal Medicine of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, where he has been working in a parasite Trypnosoma at molecular level to figure out the mechanism of chronic effect of Trypnosoma’s protein on human diseases. Dr. Jha has published many research articles in different renowned scientific journals in the world. He is originally from Janakapurdham-4, Nepal.

Dr. Mahendra Mahato – Member

            Dr. Mahendra Mahato is a semi-retired Scientist and a professor. He lives in Dallas, TX. In the past, he had worked as a Project Manager/Senior Environmental Scientist for 25 years in a reputed firm in USA. Currently, he is a professor in Dallas, TX and very much involved in social work here in USA and in Nepal.

Mr. Suneel Sah – Member

            Mr. Suneel Sah is a business entrepreneur by profession and lives in Dallas, Texas. Since last several years, he has been social worker and very much involved in the well-being of all Nepalese living in the USA.  He was the Founder President of the MAA, and currently serving Senior Vice-president of the NRN-USA.

Dr. Madhav Yadav – Member

            Dr. Madhav Yadav is a research scientist at USDA-ARS, ERRC in Philadelphia, PA, where he conducts basic and applied research for last 15 years. Dr. Yadav, originally from Maryadpur, Rauthat District, Nepal, is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. 

By-Law Committee

MAA By-Law Committee

Chair: Dr. Mahendra Mahato

Members:

Dr. Binod Shah

Mr. Kaushal Yadav

Mr. Satendra Shah

Mr. Sangit Rauniyar

Mr. Suneel Sah

Mr. Suraj Nayak .

Dr. Suresh Sah

Working Committee

MAA Working Committees (2018 - 2020)

MAA Working Committees

Bylaws committee:

Function: Collect suggestions coming from any member of MAA and present those suggestions for amendment as written in Bylaws

  • Dr. Mahendra Mahato
  • Dr. Binod Shah, Mr. Kaushal Yadav, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar, Mr. Satendra Shah, Mr. Suneel Sah. Mr. Suraj Nayak. Dr. Suresh Sah.

Emergency/natural disaster relief committee:

Function: Coordinate emergency fund raising, plan the needed activities, and implement the emergency activities in the impact area.

  • Mr. Mohammad Rafid
  • Mr. Chandra Deo Mandal, Mr. Navin Sah, Mr. Ramesh Yadav, Mr. Satendra Sah.

Women education and empowerment committee:

Function: Collect the idea for status of women in terms of hygiene, education, legal right, economic empowerment, and skill level, develop a project and programs, and coordinate the implementation of woman development programs.

Chair: Ms. Sarita Shah

Members: Ms. Bandana Sah, Ms. Binam Mahaseth. Ms. Madhu Shah, Ms. Nidhi Shah, Dr. Ranju Rani Karna, Mrs. Seema Sah, Dr. Sujata Shah.

 

Youth committee:

Function: Contact Madheshi youths in USA, collect their opinions about their problems, suggest solution to their problems, develop other youth programs, and coordinate the implementation of those programs.

  • Dr. Varun Gupta
  • Mr. Dharmendra Jha, Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Thakur, Mr. Jay Yadav, Dr. Maheshwar Sah, Mr. Rakesh Yadav.

 

Membership drive committee:

Function: Coordinate with each chapter and recruit new members. Remind and send a letter/email/a phone call to renew the membership of existing members. Collect the information about the members’ problems and potential members’ needs and initiate the solution of those problems.

Chair: Mr. Manoj Singh

Members: Mr. Chetnarayan Yadav, Mr. Dinesh Sah, Mr. Jay Sah, Mr. Lal Kishor Mahaseth, Mr. Mithilesh Yadav. Mr. Pramod Mahaseth, Mr. Sanjay Verma, Mrs. Sarita Shah, Dr. Umesh Yadav.

 

Business committee:

Function: Contact each MAA Chapter if anyone in the Chapter wants to start business and their needs, help to find investors, attorney (if needed) and CPA to support their business.

  • Mr. Pramod Kumar Yadav
  • Mr. Aniket Sah, Mr. Binay Kant Chaudhary, Mr. Binod Sah, Dr. Biplav Yadav, Mr. Dinesh Shah, Mr. Jay Sah, Mr. Jay Yadav, Mr. Lai Kishor Mahaseth, Mr. Navin Sah, Mr. Raj Saraf, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar, Mr. Satendra Shah, Mr. Subhas Shah.

 

MAA foundation and charity committee:

Function: This group will set up a MAA Foundation and make a separate by-law for the foundation. MAA foundation will set up a charity fund for different program and request for money to local, national, international people. MAA foundation will carry out charity program in different areas of USA and Nepal.

  • Dr. Binod Shah
  • Dr. Biplav Yadav, Dr. Mahendra Mahato, Mr. Navin Sah, Mr. Raj Sarraf, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar, Dr. Sanju Mahato, Mr. Subhash Shah, Mr. Suneel Sah, Dr. Suresh Shah.

 

Fund raising committee for MAA:

Function: This committee will explore and encourage the donors to support the MAA convention, and MAA programs in USA and Nepal.

Chair: Dr. Sanju Mahato

Members: Mr. Amit Sah, Mr. Dinesh Sah, Mr. Lal Kishor Mahaseth, Mr. Surendra Chaudhari.

 

Publication/Newsletter committee:

Function: Collect information about MAA activities and articles that are related to socio-economic issues and development of Madhesh and Madheshis; and publish Newsletter periodically.

Chief editor: Dr. Mahendra Mahato

Executive editor: Mr. Ram Naresh Pandey

Managing editor: Mr. Sanjay Verma

Editors: Mr. Ambar Hajariya, Mr. Amit Shah, Mrs. Nidhi Rani Shah, Mr. Rakesh Yadav, Dr. Rakesh Shah, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar, Dr. Sanjay Sah, Mr. Subhash Shah, Dr. Umesh Yadav, Dr. Varun Gupta.

 

Media and Web page committee

Function: Represent the organization to the community; enhance the organization’s image, including communications with the press; collect, maintain, and utilize lists of media contacts and past and potential attendees for targeted outreach; promote/advertise MAA activities through various news media and MAA webpage, and maintain the MAA website.

  • Mr Rakesh Yadav
  • Mr. Chandradev Mandal, Mr. Raj Sarraf, Mr. Amit Shah, Mr Sanjay Verma, Mr. Shyam Yadav, Dr. Suresh Shah.

 

Inter organizations relationship committee.

Function: Contact other organizations in Nepal, USA and abroad, and collect the information about them for the purpose of MAA activities.

  • Mr. Ambar Hajaria

Members: Dr. Binay Kanta Chaudhari, Mr. Mohammad Rafid, Mr. Satendra Sah, Dr. Varun Gupta.

 

Project committee:

Function: This committee is responsible will develop proposal in support of the program running in Nepal, sign MOU with different organizations, evaluate the progress of work. planning, monitoring and control of all aspects of any project to achieve the project objectives on time and at the specified cost, quality and performance. The committee will also establish working groups, as necessary, to bring in additional expertise on specific issues.

Chair: Dr. Umesh Yadav

  • Dr. Binay Kanta Chaudhari, Mr. Mohammad Rafid, Dr. Mahendra Mahato, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar, Mr. Satendra Shah, Mr. Surendra Chaudhari.

 

MAA chapter coordination committee:

Function: Each MAA Executive Vice-president will coordinate with the designated Chapter President for chapter activities and extended programs. It has four sub-committees:

  1. Chair: Dr. Binay Kanta Chaudhari – Vice President of EC
  2. a) Mr. Dinesh Sah – President of Southern California Chapter; b) Ms. Sarita Shah president of Northern California chapter

 

B) Chair: Ms. Madhu Shah – Vice President of EC

  • a) Mr. Chetnarayan Yadav – President of Washington DC Chapter; b) Mr. Sanjay Verma – President of Ohio Chapter; c) Mr. Prem Singh – President of Florida Chapter

C) Chair: Mr. Surendra Chaudhary vice president of EC (chair)

  • a) Mr. Lal Kishor Mahaseth president of New England Chapter; b) Mr. Mithilesh Yadav president of Austin Chapter

c) Mr. Rajeshwar Chaudhari president of Chicago Chapter.

D) Chair: Dr. Varun Gupta – Vice-president

Members: a) Mr. Jay Sah – President of Pittsburg Chapter; b) Mr. Manoj Singh President of Greater New York Chapter; c) Dr. Umesh Yadav. President of Texas Chapter

Cultural coordination committee:

Function: Collect the information about the persons who are involved in cultural program nationally and internationally; develop an idea how to promote the cultural activities; and conduct the cultural programs that promote the MAA objectives.

Chair: Mr. Amit Sah

Members: Ms. Madhu Shah, Mr. Rajesh, Kumar Labh, Dr. Vijay Jha, Dr. Yogendra Raut.

Who is who and legal committee:

Function: Develop an electronic version of Who is Who list so that MAA members can contact them if they need any expertise and help. Set up the distribution page of MAA members in USA electronically.

  • Mr Binod Sah
  • Mr. Ananda Yadav, Mr. Raj Sarraf

Dr. Rakesh Sah, Mr. Sangit Rauniyar.

Immigration emergency fund raising and Coordinator of above committees:

Function: Collect the report of the above committees, and give a report to EC in meeting and submit that report to General Secretory, and General Treasurer of MAA

  • Mr. Satendra Shah (Sr. Vice-president)