Photo: Ddusji, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChief Minister of Koshi ProvinceHikmat Kumar Karki
हिक्मतकुमार कार्कीCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)In office since 9 May 2024 (26 Baisakh 2081 BS)Time in office: 2 years 4 months · 3rd termEnglishनेपालीOverview
Hikmat Kumar Karki (Nepali: हिक्मत कुमार कार्की; born 26 September 1964) is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 9 May 2024. Previously, he held the same position from 9 January 2023 to 7 July 2023, and from 8 September 2023 to 14 October 2023. [Wikipedia]
हिक्मतकुमार कार्की हाल कोशी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्रीका रूपमा कार्यरत नेपाली राजनीतिज्ञ हुन्। [विकिपिडिया]
- Hikmat Kumar Karki (; born 26 September 1964) is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 9 May 2024.[kathmandupost.com; Setopati]
- Previously, he held the same position from 9 January 2023 to 7 July 2023, and from 8 September 2023 to 14 October 2023.[en.nepalkhabar.com, 2020-06-10]
- Karki is a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and serves on its standing committee.[myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com, 2024-08-08]
- He has been serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 5 February 2018 and was elected as the Parliamentary Party Leader of the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in the Provincial Assembly in December 2022.[GorakhaPatra; english.ratopati.com]
Early life and education
- His childhood was spent in Gauradah, where he completed his SLC (School Leaving Certificate) education at Janata Secondary School, Gauradah.[GorakhaPatra; Chakrapath.com - Online News Portal of Nepal]
- He came into contact with the party around the year 1979 (2036 B.S.).[pahilopost.com; Chakrapath.com - Online News Portal of Nepal]
- Karki has completed his studies up to the Master of Laws (LLM) level at Tribhuvan University.[nepalghatana.com, 2023-01-23; Chakrapath.com - Online News Portal of Nepal]
Positions held
- Chief Minister of Koshi ProvinceCurrentIn office since 9 May 2024 (26 Baisakh 2081 BS)Time in office: 2 years 4 months · 3rd term
- Chief Minister of Koshi ProvinceIn office since 8 September 2023 (22 Bhadra 2080 BS)Served: 1 month 6 days
- Chief Minister of Koshi ProvinceIn office since 9 January 2023 (25 Poush 2079 BS)Served: 5 months 28 days
Timeline
- 1964-09-26Born (26 September 1964)[Wikidata]
- 2018-02-05Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly[Wikidata]
- 2018-02-15Minister of Internal Affairs and Law (until 2021-08-26)[Wikidata]
- 2023-01-09Became Chief Minister of Koshi Province[Wikidata]
- 2023-07-07Left office as Chief Minister of Koshi Province[Wikidata]
- 2023-09-08Became Chief Minister of Koshi Province[Wikidata]
- 2023-10-14Left office as Chief Minister of Koshi Province[Wikidata]
- 2024-05-09Became Chief Minister of Koshi Province[Wikipedia]
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