Kul Man Ghising
Kulman Ghising | |
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कुलमान घिसिङ | |
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal | |
| In office 15 September 2025 – 7 January 2026 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Preceded by | Deepak Khadka |
| Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal | |
| In office 15 September 2025 – 7 January 2026 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Preceded by | Devendra Dahal |
| Minister of Urban Development of Nepal | |
| In office 15 September 2025 – 7 January 2026 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Preceded by | Prakash Man Singh |
| Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority | |
| In office 11 August 2021 – 25 March 2025 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Hitendra Dev Shakya |
| Succeeded by | Hitendra Dev Shakya |
| In office 14 September 2016 – 16 September 2020 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Mukesh Raj Kafle |
| Succeeded by | Lekhnath Koirala (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kulman Ghising November 25, 1970 |
| Party | Ujyaalo Nepal Party |
| Spouse | Deepa Tamang |
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| Alma mater | National Institute of Technology (BE) Tribhuvan University (ME) Pokhara University (MBA) |
| Profession | |
| Known for | Ending load-shedding in Nepal |
Kulman Ghising (Nepali: कुलमान घिसिङ, pronounced [ˈkulman ˈɡʱisiŋ]) is a Nepalese engineer, technocrat, politician, and chairman of Ujyaalo Nepal Party. Ghising served as minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation along with Urban Development and Physical Infrastructure and Transport in interim cabinet formed after 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. He is a candidate running for Prime Minister of Nepal.
He has served as managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority for a decade, during his tenure the country's long-standing load-shedding (power outage) crisis ended.
Kulman Ghising, also served as the Nepal's Energy Minister and Chairperson of MCA-Nepal, the body implementing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. The MCC provides a U.S. grant for power and road projects. Ghising oversees project execution and board decisions. While the compact is promoted as supporting infrastructure growth, it has also faced debate in Nepal regarding sovereignty and foreign influence. He has served as managing director of Nepah Electricity Authority. He was MD of Nepal Electricity Authority during the tenure of Janardan Sharma when the country's long-standing load-shedding (power outage) ended.