People

• Prince Regent of NepalPrince Bahadur Shah of NepalPrince Bahadur Shah was the youngest son of King Prithvi Narayan Shah of modern Nepal. He became the regent of Nepal for a brief period after the death of his predecessor Queen Rajendra Laxmi and accelerated his father's campaign for the conquest of the small and scattered Hindu nations of the Himalayas into modern-day Nepal. Despite his many conquests, he also started the tradition of beheading fellow courtiers against his father's advice which would eventually lead to him meeting the same fate. This, along with the political turmoil created in Nepal after his death eventually led to the rise of Bhimsen Thapa and the Anglo-Nepal War.
• Nepali politicianPushpa Lal ShresthaPushpa Lal Shrestha was a Nepali politician, considered to be the father of Nepali communism. He was the founding general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal.
• Nepali politicianBarsaman PunBarsaman Pun, also known by his nom de guerre Ananta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
• Nepalese politician and activistBhumika ShresthaBhumika Shrestha is a Nepalese politician, LGBTQ+ rights activist, former actress and author who served as a activist before entering national politics. On 27 March 2026, she entered the House of Representatives via proportional representation (PR) list of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, becoming Nepal's first trans woman Member of Parliament (MP).
• Nepali politicianBijay Kumar GachhadarBijay Kumar Gachhadar is a Nepalese politician and former leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was the second vice-president of Nepali Congress having been nominated after merger of Nepal Loktantrik Forum into Nepali Congress.
• Nepalese politicianGopal GurungGopal Gurung (Nepali: गोपाल गुरुङ; 7 December 1939 – 10 June 2016) was a politician, author, journalist, teacher and vocal advocate of the human rights for the indigenous people of Nepal. Gurung was the editor-in-chief of New Light and Thunderbolt weekly newspapers for many years. He was a former member of the Central Committee of the Nepal Journalists Association, former secretary general of the World Nepalese Association and Chairman of the All India Press Council for Nepal, as well as a consultant and coordinator for the Press Foundation of Asia (PFA), Manila, Philippines.
• Nepali politicianLekh Raj BhattaLekh Raj Bhatta is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (UML). Bhatta is a former member of Constituent Assembly and the secretary of CPN (UML).
• American politician (born 1965)Rachel HuntRachel Henderson Hunt is an American politician serving as the 36th lieutenant governor of North Carolina since 2025 under Governor Josh Stein. A Democrat, Hunt previously was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, having been elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district, based in Mecklenburg County. Previously, she served two terms in the North Carolina House, twice defeating Republican Bill Brawley.
• Nepali politician (1953–2023)Subas Chandra NembangSubas Chandra Nembang (Limbu) (Nepali: सुवासचन्द्र नेम्वाङ (लिम्बु); 11 March 1953 – 12 September 2023) was a Nepalese politician who served as chairman of Constituent Assembly of Nepal. He was the first elected Free Students Union chairman of Mahendra Ratna Campus in Ilam and also elected as general secretary of Nepal Bar Association in 2023.
• Nepali politicianBam Dev GautamBam Dev Gautam (Nepali: बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. Currently the senior leader of Nepali Communist Party, Gautam is a former Senior Vice Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He also served as a member of the National Assembly nominated by the President from 2020 to 2026.
• Nepalese politician (1979–2022)Dimpal Kumari JhaDimpal Kumari Jha (Nepali: डिम्पल कुमारी झा); 12 July 1979 – 24 April 2022) was a Nepalese politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 2. She was State Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development in the Government of Province No. 2. She was nominated as a Proportional representation member to participate in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 2 from political party Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.
• Indian politicianHukmdev Narayan YadavHukmdev Narayan Yadav is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister for Textiles, whilst also serving as a Union Minister of State and long-serving influential member of the Lok Sabha. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977, 1999, 2009, 2014 and 1989 from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. He was with the Samyukta Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s, before he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament. In August 2018, Yadav was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the period of 2014-2017 and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament. Yadav is also the father of politician Ashok Kumar Yadav, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP in the Lok Sabha.
• Nepali politicianKedar KarkiKedar Karki is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly. Karki had served as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023. He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).
• Nepalese politician (born 1941)Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaPashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is a politician from the former Rana dynasty of Nepal. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Water Resources and Minister of Communications and the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal after the Panchayat era. He served as Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Panchayat and Local Development (1986–1988), Minister of Transport and Tourism (1978–1979) and various other full ministers and state ministers during the Panchayat era. He is also one of the richest people in Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianRatneshwar Lal KayasthaRatneshwar Lal Kayastha (born 3 May 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former Governor of Province No. 2. He was appointed as a governor of Province No. 2 by the Government of Nepal on 17 January 2018. He served as a Governor of Province No. 2 from 19 January 2018 to 3 November 2019.
• Nepalese politician (1894–1941)Shukraraj ShastriShukra Raj Shastri Joshi (Nepali: शुक्रराज शास्त्री जाेशी) (born Shukra Raj Joshi) (1894–24 January 1941) was a Nepalese social activist from Newar community, an intellectual and fighter for democracy who was executed by the autocratic Rana dynasty. He is one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution that toppled the Rana regime. The other three are Dashrath Chand, Dharma Bhakta Mathema and Ganga Lal Shrestha.
• Nepali human rights activist, monk and politicianSunil Babu PantSunil Babu Pant is a Nepali human rights activist, monk, and former politician who served as a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly between 2008 and 2013. Pant's campaigning for LGBT rights led to the Supreme Court of Nepal giving legal recognition to Nepal's third gender in addition to decriminalising homosexuality and permitting same-sex marriage. In 2021, Pant converted to Buddhism and began training as a monk, going by the name Bhikshu Kashyap.
• Nepalese politician (born 1958)Agni Prasad SapkotaAgni Prasad Sapkota is a Nepalese politician and former speaker of the House of Representatives. He was elected speaker unopposed on 26 January 2020, after the previous speaker, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, resigned over allegations of attempted sexual assault.
• Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati ProvinceAstalaxmi ShakyaAstalaxmi Shakya (Nepali: अष्टलक्ष्मी शाक्य) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Bagmati Province. She is first woman chief minister of Nepal. Governor Bishnu Prasad Prasain appointed Shakya as the chief minister as per Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal after she was unanimously elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) on 18 August 2021, following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Dormani Poudel, as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. On 9 March 2023 she was chosen as a candidate in the 2023 Nepalese vice presidential election from Communist Party of Nepal (UML).
• Canadian politicianBhutila KarpocheBhutila Tenzin Karpoche is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Parkdale—High Park from 2018 to 2025, as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Born in Nepal, Karpoche is the first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America. She also served as Deputy Speaker of the Ontario Legislature from 2022-2025.
• Nepali politicianBinda PandeyBinda Pandey is a Nepalese politician who was a member of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly representing the Communist Party of Nepal. She was Deputy General Secretary of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) in 2004–08.
• Nepalese politicianC. P. MainaliChandra Prakash Mainali, more commonly known as C. P. Mainali, is a Nepalese communist politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
• Nepali politicianChitra Bahadur K.C.Chitra Bahadur K.C. (Nepali: चित्रबहादुर के.सी.) is a Nepalese politician and former deputy prime minister and minister of poverty alleviation of Nepal. He is current chairman of the Rastriya Janamorcha (राष्ट्रिय जनमाेर्चा).
• Nepali politicianGiriraj Mani PokharelGiriraj Mani Pokharel is a Nepalese politician and the former Minister of Education and Health. He is also the deputy Secretary of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and was a member of the Constituent Assembly. He serves as the founding chairman of the Adharshila organisation.
• Nepali politicianJanardan SharmaJanardan Sharma Prabhakar (born 15 April 1963) is a Nepali politician who is the leader of the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party (PLP). He was former Finance and Home Minister of Nepal. He is widely remembered for his tenure as Energy minister when he ended loadshedding, which had been occurring for up to 18 hours per day.
• Nepalese politician and Chief Minister of Madhesh ProvinceLalbabu RautLalbabu Raut, also known as Mohamed Lalbabu raut (Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri: लालबाबु राउत), is the first Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, one of the seven federal Provinces of Nepal. He is the parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party, Nepal for Madhesh Province.
• Nepali politicianMatrika Prasad YadavMatrika Prasad Yadav is a Nepalese politician. He served as the Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Minister of Nepal in the Second Oli Cabinet and as Minister of Land Reform in the First Dahal Cabinet. He is a leader of the Nepal Communist Party. Yadav hosted the seventh ‘Made in Nepal’ Expo in Lalitpur from 28 to 29 September 2019.
• Nepali politicianNarayan Kaji ShresthaNarayan Kaji Shrestha, alias Prakash, is a Nepali communist politician. He has been affiliated with a number of communist parties throughout his political career, holding leadership positions. He was a freedom fighter for the democratic movement to abolish the Panchayat system in the 1980s. He remained in the political mainstream during the Maoist civil war and acted as a mediator. After the peaceful settlement of the conflict, he formally joined the Maoist party and has held important political positions since 2008. He has held the offices of the Deputy prime minister of Nepal, Home minister, foreign minister, cabinet spokesperson, Member of Constituent Assembly and Member of Parliament, among others and currently serve as the home minister.
• Nepalese politicianNarayan Man BijukchheNarayan Man Bijukchhe is a Nepalese politician. Bijukchhe is the Chairman of the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party.
• Nepalese politician (born 1978)Upendra MahatoUpendra Mahato(Nepali: उपेन्द्र महतो) is a Nepalese politician. He is a member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal. Mahato, a resident of Chandranagar Rural Municipality, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Sarlahi 1(A).
• Nepali diplomatArjun KarkiArjun Kumar Karki (Nepali: अर्जुन कार्की; born July 22, 1963) is a Nepali development practitioner who served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States from 2015 to 2021. As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US, he also served as the non-residential ambassador to Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
• Nepali politicianBhim Bahadur RawalDr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal (Nepali: डा.भीम बहादुर रावल) commonly known as Bhim Rawal is Nepali politician who former Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Nepal in First Oli cabinet. He served as the Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal in Madhav Nepal cabinet.
• Nepalese poet and politicianBidhyanath PokhrelBidhyanath Pokhrel was a Nepali poet and politician. He was an anti-Rana democratic politician. He took charge of the Dhankuta Front during the 1951 democratic revolution of Nepal.
• Nepalese activist, MP and engineer (born 1977)CK RautChandra Kant Raut, popularly known as Dr. CK Raut, is a scientist, former Nepalese Member of Parliament (MP), computer engineer, former United States Defense programmer, author, politician, and activist. He is a gold medalist in the Bachelor of Engineering from Pulchowk Campus, a central campus of Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University. He was active in the Alliance for Independent Madhesh, to establish a country for the Madhesi people.
• Nepali politicianDev Raj GhimireDev Raj Ghimire is a Nepalese politician who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal from 19 January 2023 to 19 January 2026. Ghimire was a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected from the Jhapa 2 (constituency). He is also a standing committee member of the CPN (UML).
• Nepalese bodybuilder and politician (1909–1941)Dharma Bhakta MathemaDharma Bhakta Mathema (1909–1941) was a Nepalese professional body builder as well as a founding member of Praja Parishad. He introduced modern body building techniques in Nepal, but had gained popularity for his contribution to the Nepalese struggle for freedom against the autocracy of the Rana dynasty. He was killed during the freedom movement, and is duly recognized as one of the four martyrs of Nepal of the Rana era.
• Nepali politician (born 1945)Dina Nath SharmaDina Nath Sharma, alias Ashok, is a Nepalese politician. In 1999 he led a revolt within the CPN (Masal) against the party leadership. On April 6, 1999, Sharma split from the party and constituted his own parallel Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). Sharma's party called for boycott of elections and supported the armed struggle. Soon after the split, Sharma's party merged with the Communist Party of Nepal.
• Nepali politicianGanesh Prasad TimilsinaGanesh Prasad Timilsina is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal. In the 2018 National Assembly election he was elected from the Gandaki Province. He was subsequently appointed as Chairperson of the National Assembly and served from 15 March 2018 till 4 March 2024.
• Nepalese footballerGanesh ThapaGanesh Thapa is a Nepali former football player and a former president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). He was formerly the president of the South Asian Football Federation and the vice president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He is considered one of the greatest Nepali footballers of all time. He scored the first international goal for Nepal against Philippines in King’s Cup - Bangkok, Thailand in 1982. He also served as Member of Parliament in Constituent Assembly of Nepal.
• Nepali politician and social activist (born 1983)Harka SampangHarka Raj Sampang Rai is a Nepalese politician and social activist who is the founder and leader of the Shram Sanskriti Party (SSP). He has served as Member of Parliament from Sunsari 1 since 2026.

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