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प्रधानन्यायाधीश · Supreme Court of Nepal

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Manoj Kumar SharmaChief Justiceप्रधानन्यायाधीशManoj Kumar Sharma · मनोजकुमार शर्माOfficial sourceIn office since 19 May 2026 (5 Jestha 2083 BS)Time in office: 5 months 21 daysExpected end (by law): 19 May 2032 (6 Jestha 2089 BS)31 holders since 1951

Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma (born 18 June 1970) is a Nepalese jurist who has served as the 33rd Chief Justice of Nepal since 19 May 2026. He had previously served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from April 2019 until his accession as Chief Justice.

Full profile · All holders of this officeSource: Supreme Court (supremecourt.gov.np) +1 · verified 22 min ago

Term of office

Constitution of Nepal: six-year term, retirement at age 65, whichever comes first.

Expected end for the current holder: 19 May 2032 (6 Jestha 2089 BS) (term). This is the date the law sets, not a forecast.

Longest-serving Chief Justices · 1st Hari Prasad Pradhan, 6 years 9 months
  1. 1stHari Prasad Pradhan6 years 9 months2 terms: Aug 1951 – May 1956 · Dec 1961 – Dec 1963
  2. 2ndBhagwati Prashad SinghBhagwati Prashad Singh6 years 3 months1 term: Apr 1964 – Jul 1970
  3. 3rdRatna Bahadur BistaRatna Bahadur Bista6 years1 term: Jul 1970 – Aug 1976
  4. 4thDhanendra Bahadur Singh5 years 7 months1 term: Dec 1985 – Aug 1991
  5. 5thBishwonath UpadhyayaBishwonath Upadhyaya4 years 1 month1 term: Aug 1991 – Sep 1995
Shortest-serving Chief Justices
  1. 1stAnup Raj Sharma1 month1 term: Feb 2010 – Mar 2010
  2. 2ndHari Krishna Karki1 month1 term: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
  3. 3rdOm Prakash Mishra4 months1 term: Aug 2018 – Jan 2019
  4. 4thDamodar Prasad Sharma5 months1 term: Apr 2014 – Oct 2014
  5. 5thHari Prasad Sharma6 months1 term: Jan 2005 – Jul 2005

Data last verified 2026-11-09. Total time across all terms, as of 2026-11-09. Totals add up every separate term from Wikidata's "position held" records (with our own record of the current holder). Duplicate or overlapping records are counted once. A past term without an end date is taken to end when the next holder took office (marked "end inferred"). Acting, caretaker and interim periods, where the source marks them, are listed but not counted. The current holder's time runs to today ("and counting"). Records without a start date are left out, so early holders may be missing. Sources: Wikipedia (English) list (CC BY-SA 4.0) · DigiNepal Who's in office (current holder) (—)

Tenure timeline

  1. Manoj Kumar SharmaCurrent19 May 2026 (5 Jestha 2083 BS) to present · 5 months 21 daysSource: Wikipedia
  2. Prakash Man Singh Raut7 October 2024 (20 Asoj 2081 BS) to 31 March 2026 (17 Chaitra 2082 BS) · 1 year 5 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  3. Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha22 August 2023 (5 Bhadra 2080 BS) to 4 October 2024 (17 Asoj 2081 BS) · 1 year 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  4. Hari Krishna Karki16 June 2023 (1 Asar 2080 BS) to 4 August 2023 (19 Shrawan 2080 BS) · 1 month 19 daysSource: Wikipedia
  5. Cholendra Shumser JBR2 January 2019 to 13 December 2022 (27 Mangsir 2079 BS) · 3 years 11 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  6. Om Prakash Mishra5 August 2018 to 1 January 2019 · 4 months 27 daysSource: Wikipedia
  7. Gopal Prasad Parajuli9 June 2017 to 14 March 2018 · 9 months 5 daysSource: Wikipedia
  8. Sushila Karki11 July 2016 to 9 June 2017 · 10 months 29 daysSource: Wikipedia
  9. Kalyan Shrestha8 July 2015 to 12 April 2016 · 9 months 4 daysSource: Wikipedia
  10. Ram Kumar Shah10 October 2014 to 7 July 2015 · 8 months 27 daysSource: Wikipedia
  11. Damodar Prasad Sharma11 April 2014 to 9 October 2014 · 5 months 28 daysSource: Wikipedia
  12. Khil Raj Regmi6 May 2011 to 11 February 2014 · 2 years 9 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  13. Ram Prasad Shrestha26 March 2010 to 5 May 2011 · 1 year 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  14. Anup Raj Sharma11 February 2010 to 25 March 2010 · 1 month 14 daysSource: Wikipedia
  15. Min Bahadur Rayamajhi8 May 2009 to 10 February 2010 · 9 months 2 daysSource: Wikipedia
  16. Kedar Prasad Giri5 October 2007 to 7 May 2009 · 1 year 7 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  17. Dilip Kumar Poudel31 July 2005 to 8 September 2007 · 2 years 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  18. Hari Prasad Sharma14 January 2005 to 29 July 2005 · 6 months 15 daysSource: Wikipedia
  19. Govinda Bahadur Shrestha22 January 2004 to 13 January 2005 · 11 months 22 daysSource: Wikipedia
  20. Kedar Nath Upadhyay6 December 2002 to 21 January 2004 · 1 year 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  21. Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya16 December 1999 to 5 December 2002 · 2 years 11 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  22. Mohan Prasad Sharma13 April 1998 to 15 December 1999 · 1 year 8 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  23. Om Bhakta Shrestha22 September 1997 to 12 April 1998 · 6 months 21 daysSource: Wikipedia
  24. Trilok Pratap Rana15 February 1997 to 16 September 1997 · 7 months 1 daySource: Wikipedia
  25. Surendra Prasad Singh26 September 1995 to 14 February 1997 · 1 year 4 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  26. Bishwonath Upadhyaya8 August 1991 to 25 September 1995 · 4 years 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  27. Dhanendra Bahadur Singh11 December 1985 to 7 August 1991 · 5 years 7 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  28. Ratna Bahadur Bista26 July 1970 to 6 August 1976 · 6 yearsSource: Wikipedia
  29. Bhagwati Prashad Singh9 April 1964 to 10 July 1970 · 6 years 3 monthsSource: Wikipedia
  30. Hari Prasad Pradhan14 December 1961 to 15 December 1963 · 2 years · 2nd termSource: Wikipedia
  31. Anirudra Prasad Singh21 May 1956 to 29 June 1959 · 3 years 1 monthSource: Wikipedia
  32. Hari Prasad Pradhan10 August 1951 to 20 May 1956 · 4 years 9 monthsSource: Wikipedia

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