Sushila Karki

Sushila Karki
सुशीला कार्की
Karki in 2021
Prime Minister of Nepal
Interim
Assumed office
12 September 2025
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Preceded byK. P. Sharma Oli
25th Chief Justice of Nepal
In office
11 July 2016 – 6 June 2017
Appointed byBidya Devi Bhandari
Preceded byKalyan Shrestha
Succeeded byGopal Prasad Parajuli
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal
In office
22 January 2009 – 6 June 2017
Appointed byRam Baran Yadav
Preceded byKhil Raj Regmi
Succeeded byDeepak Raj Joshee
Personal details
Born (1952-06-07) 7 June 1952
PartyIndependent
SpouseDurga Prasad Subedi
Education

Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Justice of Nepal who became the interim prime minister of Nepal following the Gen Z-led protests of September 2025 that led to her predecessor’s resignation. She is the first woman in Nepal’s history to serve both as prime minister and as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, with her tenure as the latter taking place from 2016 to 2017.