Manbir Rai

Manbir Rai
मानबीर राई
Minister of Defence of Nepal
In office
15 July 2024 – 9 September 2025
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byPurna Bahadur Khadka
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
26 December 2022 – 12 September 2025
Preceded byHem Kumar Rai
ConstituencySolukhumbu 1
Personal details
Born (1970-07-12) 12 July 1970
PartyCPN (UML)
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Manbir Rai (Nepali: मानबीर राई) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He was the Minister of Defence in the Government of Nepal before the Gen Z Protests. Rai also served as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal before the dissolution of the Parliament. In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected from the Solukhumbu 1 (constituency).