People

• Head of state or governmentBidya Devi BhandariBidya Devi Bhandari is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population.
• Head of state or governmentRam Baran YadavDr. Ram Baran Yadav is a Nepalese politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of republic in 2008. Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001 and general secretary of the Nepali Congress.
• Head of state or governmentK. P. Sharma OliKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli is a Nepali politician who served as three terms as the prime minister of Nepal, from 2015 to 2016, 2018 to 2021, and 2024 to 2025. He has served as the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal since 2014.
• Head of state or governmentSushila KarkiSushila Karki is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026. She became prime minister following the youth protests of September 2025 that led to her predecessor's resignation. Karki is the first female prime minister and female chief justice in Nepalese history.
• Head of state or governmentPushpa Kamal DahalPushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda, is a Nepalese politician. He is a member of House of Representatives elected from Eastern Rukum. He has been the prime minister of Nepal for three terms: from 2008 to 2009, from 2016 to 2017, and again from December 2022 until July 2024. His third term ended on 12 July 2024 after he lost a vote of confidence in parliament. He was then succeeded by K. P. Sharma Oli. After leaving office, Dahal became the Leader of the Opposition on 15 July 2024, remaining in that position until September 2025.
• Head of state or governmentGirija Prasad KoiralaNepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala, affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions: from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and 2006 to 2008. He was the Acting Head of State of Nepal between January 2007 and July 2008 as the country transitioned from a monarchy to a republic.
• Head of state or governmentSher Bahadur DeubaSher Bahadur Deuba is a Nepalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for five terms between 1995 and 2022. He was the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016 until 2026 and was the Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Dadeldhura 1 before the parliament was dissolved on 12 September 2025. During the Gen Z protests, he and his wife, Arzu Rana Deuba, were physically assaulted by protesters at their residence. His tenure in office has been controversial for nepotism, corruption and disillusionment with citizens.
• Head of state or governmentRam Chandra PaudelRam Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician serving as the third president of Nepal since 2023. Paudel is a former senior leader of the Nepali Congress, he previously served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 1999, and was the deputy prime minister and Minister for Home Affairs from 1999 to 2002. First elected to parliament in 1991, Paudel served in numerous other ministerial positions and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2013, as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress.
• Head of state or governmentSushil KoiralaSushil Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier served in various capacities in the party. He is also known as the "Father of Constitution" due to his major role in promulgation of The Constitution of Nepal.
• Prime Minister of Nepal since 2026Balen ShahBalendra Shah is a Nepali politician, structural engineer, and rapper who has served as the prime minister of Nepal since 2026. At age 36, he is the world's youngest serving state leader. He assumed office following his party's landslide victory in the 2026 general election. Shah is the member of parliament for Jhapa 5 and was the mayor of Kathmandu from 2022 to 2026, the first independent politician to hold that office.
• Head of state or governmentMadhav Kumar NepalMadhav Kumar Nepal is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as prime minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011.
• Head of state or governmentJhala Nath KhanalJhala Nath Khanal is a Nepalese politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal from February 2011 to August 2011. He was previously the chairman of the CPN (UML) and Leader of the Constituent Assembly Parliamentary Party of the CPN (UML).
• Head of state or governmentBaburam BhattaraiBaburam Bhattarai, also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician and architect who served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 2011 to 2013. He currently is serving as the leader of the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.
• Head of state or governmentKrishna Prasad BhattaraiKrishna Prasad Bhattarai, popularly known as Kishunji, was a Nepalese revolutionary, statesman, politician, journalist, novelist, and one of the founding leaders of the Nepali Congress. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to democracy.
• Head of state or governmentSurya Bahadur ThapaSurya Bahadur Thapa was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years.
• Head of state or governmentBhimsen ThapaBhimsen Thapa was a Nepalese statesman who served as the Mukhtiyar and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the first and the longest-serving prime minister of Nepal. He was inducted into the "National heroes of Nepal" by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.
• Head of state or governmentKhil Raj RegmiKhil Raj Regmi was the interim Prime Minister of Nepal from 2013 to 2014. Regmi has served as Chief Justice of Nepal since May 2011, having been appointed by President Ram Baran Yadav after the expiry of the term of his predecessor, Chief Justice Ram Prasad Shrestha. In early 2013, the main political parties agreed to install Regmi as chairman of cabinet on a short-term basis, to oversee elections. He was sworn in on 14 March 2013 by President Yadav.
• Head of state or governmentLokendra Bahadur ChandLokendra Bahadur Chand is a Nepali politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Nepal four times: from 1983 to 1986, briefly during April 1990, briefly during 1997 and from October 2002 until June 2003. He is also involved in literature and have won a Madan Puraskar for his book Bisarjan in 2054 B.S.
• Head of state or governmentTulsi GiriTulsi Giri was a Nepali politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers in 1963, and again in 1964 and 1965.
• Head of state or governmentMan Mohan AdhikariMan Mohan Adhikari (Magi) (Nepali: मन मोहन अधिकारी; 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He was the first communist Prime Minister in Nepal and one of the first communist politicians in the world to be democratically elected as a head of government.
• Head of state or governmentKirti Nidhi BistaKirti Nidhi Bista was a Nepali politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Nepal.
• Head of state or governmentMatrika Prasad KoiralaMatrika Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese revolutionary and politician. He was the first non-aristocratic citizen to serve as the Prime Minister of Nepal, holding office in two separate terms. He played a significant role in Nepal's democratic movements, particularly the 1950–1951 revolution, which brought an end to the 104-year-long Rana regime, and was a prominent leader of the Nepali Congress. He was the elder brother of B. P. Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala, both of whom also served as prime ministers of Nepal.
• Head of state or governmentBir Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaCommanding General Shree Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal. He is remembered as a statesman who made reforms and infrastructure improvements. Bir Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana was known as Kailay in his childhood; this name was given by Jung Bahadur. His mother was daughter of Pahalman Singh Basnyat and sister of Lalitman Singh Basnyat. His mother died at his birth and he was taken care of by Putali Maharani, wife of Jung Bahadur. He spent his childhood at Thapathali Durbar.
• Head of state or governmentMohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaField-Marshal Shree Maharaja Sir Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, GCB, GCIE, GBE was the prime minister and foreign minister of Nepal from 30 April 1948 until 12 November 1951.
• Head of state or governmentRanodip Singh KunwarRanaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, KCSI, commonly known as Ranodip Singh Kunwar was the second Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. His style was His Excellency Commanding General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir.
• Head of state or governmentFateh Jung ShahFateh Jung Shah, was a Nepalese statesman and administrator, who served as the Mukhtiyar of Kingdom of Nepal from 1 November 1840 to 25 December 1843. He later served as the Prime Minister of Kingdom of Nepal from 19 September 1845 until his assisination on 14 September 1846, after the office of Prime Minister was established by Mathabar Singh Thapa on 1 January 1845, replacing the earlier Mukhtiyar system. He belonged to the royal lineage of the Chautariya family. He was killed during the Kot Massacre of 1846.
• Head of state or governmentBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president. Obama represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
• President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)Donald TrumpDonald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
• Head of state or governmentRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.
• Head of state or governmentAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
• Head of state or governmentGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American former politician, businessman, and Air Force veteran who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
• Head of state or governmentJoe BidenJoseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
• GFounding Father, U.S. president from 1789 to 1797George WashingtonGeorge Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.
• President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesman who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938. He led sweeping reforms, turning Turkey into an industrialising nation. Ideologically a republican, secularist, and nationalist, his policies and socio-political theories became known as Kemalism. Atatürk's personality cult and the Kemalist historiography developed around it have had significant and ongoing influences on Turkey's political culture and historical narrative.
• Head of state or governmentJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.
• President of the United States from 1933 to 1945Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on US involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.
• Head of state or governmentMao ZedongMao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He led China from the PRC's establishment in October 1949 until his death in September 1976, primarily through his role as the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Mao Zedong Thought, which he advocated as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, influenced organizations worldwide.
• Head of state or governmentThomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. From 1797 to 1801, he served as the second vice president under John Adams. A prolific writer and philosopher, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. His political philosophy, defined by republicanism, individual liberty, agrarianism, and limited government, formed the basis for Jeffersonian democracy. While he remains celebrated as an icon of American political values, Jefferson is also controversial for having enslaved more than 600 people.
• Head of state or governmentBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton is an American retired politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979, the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and governor again from 1983 to 1992. His centrist Third Way political philosophy became known as Clintonism, which defined his presidency and the succeeding decades of Democratic Party into the 21st century.
• Head of state or governmentJimmy CarterJames Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967. He lived longer than any other president in U.S. history, reaching age 100.

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