Photo: US Embassy Nepal, Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMinister of Education and Sportsसस्मित पोखरेल
Sasmit PokharelRastriya Swatantra Partyपदबहाली १३ चैत्र २०८२ (27 March 2026)हालसम्म: 6 months 4 daysEnglishनेपालीOverview
Sasmit Pokharel (born 14 March 1996) is a Nepalese politician who has served as the Minister of Education and Sports since 2026. He is also the spokesperson of the Government of Nepal. He became a member of parliament after being elected from Kathmandu-5 constituency as a candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party in the 2026 Nepalese general election. He is one of the youngest lawmakers in the 7th House of Representatives of Nepal. [Wikipedia]
सस्मित पोखरेल (जन्म: २०५२ फागुन १) एक नेपाली राजनीतिज्ञ र कानुनी पेशाकर्मी हुन्। उनले १३ चैत २०८२ देखि नेपाल सरकारको शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्री र युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रीको रूपमा सेवा गरिरहेका छन्। उनी प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन, २०८२मा राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीको तर्फबाट काठमाडौँ ५ निर्वाचन क्षेत्रबाट निर्वाचित प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य हुन्। उनी नेपालको नेपालको तेस्रो सङ्घीय संसदका सबैभन्दा कान्छा सांसदहरूमध्ये एक हुन्। [विकिपिडिया]
- He is one of the youngest lawmakers in the 7th House of Representatives of Nepal.[Nepal Election Updates; english.ratopati.com]
Early life and education
- Before entering formal politics, he was known as a political activist and a law student dedicated to systemic reform in Nepal.[OnlineKhabar Election Update 2026 - Nepal Vote 2026; Khoj Samachar, 2026-03-27]
Career
- After internal party changes, he continued independently and later joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).[Khoj Samachar, 2026-03-27]
- He first contested the 2022 provincial elections as an independent candidate from Kathmandu-5(A) but was unsuccessful.[d2l6fjvu7g4rze.cloudfront.net, 2024-08-08]
- In the 2026 general elections, he ran under the RSP banner from Kathmandu-5 constituency, defeating prominent leaders including Nepali Congress General Secretary Pradeep Paudel, CPN-UML's Ishwar Pokharel, and RPP Chairman Kamal Thapa, securing 30,737 votes.[Ekantipur]
Positions held
- Minister of Education and SportsCurrentपदबहाली १३ चैत्र २०८२ (27 March 2026)हालसम्म: 6 months 4 days
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