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Notable Nepalis and people connected to Nepal.
Notable NepaliRam Raja Prasad SinghRam Raja Prasad Singh was a Nepalese politician. In July 2008, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a Nepalese political party which merged with other communist parties and renamed to Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)केन्द्र, or CPN(M-C), proposed Singh as their candidate in the first presidential election in the country.
Notable NepaliShailaja AcharyaShailaja Acharya was a Nepali revolutionary, politician and diplomat. She served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for three months in 1998. She also was the first Nepali woman to be elected as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal- INotable NepaliIndira RanamagarIndira Rana Magar is a Nepalese politician and social worker serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party. She also served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal from January 2023 to December 2025.
- ANotable NepaliAarif SheikhAarif Sheikh is a Nepalese cricketer, who has been a former vice-captain of the Nepal under-19 cricket team and currently plays for the senior team. Aarif is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament against Namibia on 21 January 2015. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
Notable NepaliNischal BasnetNischal Basnet is a Nepalese director, writer, actor, and playback singer who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. Considered as one of the best directors of Nepali cinema, he is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Nepali cinema" through his realistic, dark, and comic depiction of social problems prevalent in Nepal on the celluloid screen. Basnet has directed three feature films: Loot (2012), Talakjung vs Tulke (2014), and Loot 2 (2017). He has acted in the films Kabaddi (2014), Dui Rupaiyan (2017), Prasad (2018), Dimag Kharab (2023), and Behuli From Meghauli (2024)
Notable NepaliRubina ChhetryRubina Chhetry is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team as a right-arm medium pace bowler. She is the former captain of the team appointed in 2012, when she replaced Nary Thapa. In 2009, she became the first cricketer to take a hat-trick for Nepal in an international match, and in 2019 she took Nepal's first hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I).
Notable NepaliBharat KhawasCaptain Bharat Khawas is a Nepalese army officer and international footballer. He plays for Tribhuvan Army in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League as a striker. In 2023, He was on loan with Sporting Ilum De Mechi. He is currently a captain in the Nepal Army.- BNotable NepaliBishnu Prasad PaudelBishnu Prasad Paudel is a Nepalese politician, who is the vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal. Paudel served as the deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance in the Third Dahal cabinet. He has earlier served as deputy prime minister (2021), and headed other prominent ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs (2021), Industry (2021), Water and Defence (2011).
- HNotable NepaliHari KhadkaHari Khadka is a Nepalese football coach and former player who was the head coach of Nepal national football team.
Nepalese cricketerSubash KhakurelSubash Khakurel is a Nepalese professional cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and a wicket-keeper. He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in December 2011.- GNotable NepaliGanesh ShahGanesh Shah is a Nepalese politician and ex-Minister for Environment, Science and Technology. He is also one of the senior most leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (United) and until recently was the General Secretary of the party Communist Party of Nepal (United).
- GNotable NepaliGyanendra MallaGyanendra Malla is a Nepalese politician, cricket coach and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team, currently serving as head coach of Nepal A team. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He made his debut against Namibia in March 2006. He was one of the cricketers who played in Nepal's first One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
- JNotable NepaliJu Manu RaiJu Manu Rai is a Nepalese footballer, who played for Nepal Police Club and the national side.
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