Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal | |
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माधवकुमार नेपाल | |
Nepal in 2022 | |
| 34th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Deputy | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Sujata Koirala |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Succeeded by | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista (1969) |
| Succeeded by | Bam Dev Gautam (1997) |
| Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) and Socialist Front | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Lohani |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Kumar Jha |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
| In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Braj Kishor Singh |
| Succeeded by | Baban Singh |
| Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
| In office 4 March 2018 – September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Deepak Prasad Kuikel |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 2 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Baban Singh |
| Succeeded by | Anil Kumar Jha |
| Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
| Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha | |
| In office 26 June 1991 – 27 June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1953 |
| Party | Nepali Communist Party (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Unified Socialist) (2021-2025) CPN (UML) (until 2018; 2021) Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
| Website | Official website |
Madhav Kumar Nepal (Nepali: माधवकुमार नेपाल, [madʱʌbˈkumar neˈpal] ⓘ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as prime minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011.
He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the charges of important ministries like Foreign Affairs and Defence in the cabinet of Man Mohan Adhikari. He was previously the executive General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) for 15 years.
Since 18 August 2021, he has been serving as the joint coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party, a new party formed through merger of eight different communist parties and splinter groups. Madhav Kumar Nepal has received the Title Honor "Patron of Humanity" award from World Humanitarian Drive(WHD)