Ram Bahadur Thapa

Ram Bahadur Thapa
राम बहादुर थापा "बादल"
Deputy chairman of CPN (UML)
Assumed office
30 November 2021
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
26 February 2018 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded byKhagaraj Adhikari
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati
In office
2017 – 18 April 2021
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byDr. Khim Lal Devkota
Minister of Defence
In office
18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Personal details
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955
PartyCPN (UML) (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018)
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)
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Ram Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: राम बहादुर थापा), also widely known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Home Affairs. He is the vice president of CPN (UML).