People

• Nepalese diplomatBahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaLieutenant-General Sir Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: बहादुर शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) C.B.E GCSI was a Nepalese diplomat. He was the first Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
• Nepalese politicianBal Bahadur RaiBal Bahadur Rai (1921-2010) was the leader of the Nepali Congress political party and a former cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal. He actively participated in major democratic movements in Nepal’s history. He became politically active in 1947. He served as acting Prime Minister of Nepal 19 times.
• Nepali politicianBal Krishna KhandBal Krishna Khand is a Nepalese politician, former Home Minister of Nepal and a convicted criminal in the Bhutanese refugees scam. Khand is a central working committee member of the Nepali Congress party. Khand also served as the Defense Minister of Nepal under the Second Dahal cabinet.
• Nepali politicianBhadrakali MishraBhadrakali Mishra was a Nepali politician. In a political career lasting more than 50 years, several of which he spent in exile, he held numerous ministerial portfolios and was also the Chairman of King Birendra's Raj Parishad Standing Committee after the establishment of multi-party democracy in 1990.
• Nepalese activist and writer (1915- 1975)Dharma Ratna YamiDharma Ratna Tuladhar, popularly known as Dharma Ratna Yami (Nepali: धर्मरत्न यमी) was a Nepalese government deputy minister, activist and Newa language writer
• Nepalese politicianDhyan Govinda RanjitDhyan Govinda Ranjit a.k.a. Dhyan Govinda Ranjitkar (Nepali/Nepal Bhasa: ध्यान गोबिन्द रञ्जित) is a Nepalese politician and a leader of Nepali Congress. He is a member of Nepalese constituent assembly/Nepalese Parliament. Ranjit has twice been elected to the Nepalese Constituent Assembly from Kathmandu constituency on two consecutive elections. He is an elected member of Nepali Congress parliamentary party working committee (Nepali: संसदीय दलको कार्यसमिति) representing Province-3 (Nepali: Pradesh-3). He was a representative of Nepali Congress in work editing committee (Nepali:कार्य व्यवस्था परामर्श समिति) . He is the Past President of Kathmandu District Committee of Nepali Congress.
• Nepalese politicianDilendra Prasad BaduDilendra Prasad Badu is a Nepalese politician who has served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal since 2021. Elected through a proportional election system, he is currently serving as a Member of Parliament in the Nepali House of Representatives from Darchula and he is currently in its Parliamentary Committee for State Affairs and Good Governance. He was previously elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.
• Member of the Nepalese Constituent AssemblyEk Nath DhakalEk Nath Dhakal is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Family Party and elected parliament member from Gorkha District of Nepal, and founder of the Nepal Pariwar Dal, and served as Minister for the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction of the Government of Nepal. Dhakal's candidacy was supported by CPN - UML. He serves as the Asia Pacific Regional Chair of the "International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP). Dhakal serves at the Nepal-US Parliamentary Friendship Group. In April 2025, Dhakal was named as the Inaugural Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC), an inter-parliamentary, intergovernmental, multilateral organization that promotes parliamentary diplomacy. In June 2025, Dhakal met Pope Leo XIV during IPU’s Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue in Italy.
• Nepali politicianGanesh Prasad RijalGanesh Prasad Rijal (Nepali: ne: गणेशप्रसाद रिजाल; 11 May 1920 – 4 April 1998) was a Nepali politician. He took part in the 1951 democratic revolution of Nepal and later in 1959, elected as a member of parliament from Ilam district. On 15 December 1960, King Mahendra suspended the constitution, dissolved the elected parliament, dismissed the cabinet, imposed direct rule and imprisoned the then prime minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and his closest government colleagues. After King Mahendra's coup, Rijal was exiled to India along with other leaders and workers of Nepali Congress party. During his exile, he resided in Kalimpong and Naxalbari in Indian state of West Bengal. He returned homeland in 1975 following government granting amnesty, and continued his political career, residing in Damak and Kathmandu simultaneously.
• Nepalese PoliticianGhanashyam BhusalGhanashyam Bhusal is a Nepalese politician who serves as coordinator of Unified Socialist Reorganization Campaign. He also served the Member of House of Representatives (Nepal) from Rupandehi 3 constituency of Lumbini province. Bhusal was the general secretary of CPN till it merged with other political parties to form Nepali Communist Party.
• Nepali politicianGokarna BistaGokarna Bista is a Nepalese politician and former secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He served as Minister of Energy under prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal and as Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security in the KP Oli-led cabinet. He was elected in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Gulmi district constituency number 3. In April 2011, during his tenure as the minister of energy, he was stabbed by two motorcyclists outside his house. He became popular for revolutionary changes in the power sector of Nepal.
• Nepali politicianGyanendra Bahadur KarkiGyanendra Bahadur Karki is a Nepali politician from Nepali Congress. He is the former Minister for Information and Communications of Nepal. He was Finance Minister under Deuba cabinet, 2017. He has been elected as a House of Representative from constituency 4 of the Sunsari district in 2017 Nepalese legislative election.
• Sri Sri Sri Bada MaharaniHari Priya DeviHari Priya Devi was a Nepalese Bada Maharani who was active in the Nepal Durbar politics. She was the second wife of Ranodip Singh Kunwar, the second prime minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
• American politician (born 1977)Harry BhandariHarry Bhandari (Nepali: ह्यारी भण्डारी; born October 1, 1977) is a Nepalese-born American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the eighth district since 2019. Bhandari is the first Nepali American elected to a state legislature in the United States.
• Nepalese politicianHasima KhatunHasima Khatun is a Nepalese politician who is elected member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from CPN(Unified Socialist). Khatun is a resident of Brindaban, Rautahat.
• Nepali politicianIshwar PokhrelIshwor Pokhrel (Nepali: ईश्वर पोखरेल) is the current senior Vice-president of CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet.
• 19th century Nepalese politician, the eldest son of Jung Bahadur RanaJagat Jung RanaJagat Jung Kunwar Rana, popularly known as Jagat Jung Rana was a Nepalese politician, military officer and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the eldest son of the founder of Rana dynasty, Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana. He claimed the Premiership of Kingdom of Nepal and the throne of Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski against the traditional agnatic succession of the Rana dynasty. Driven by this motive, he attempted a coup against his uncles; Maharaja Prime Minister Ranodip Singh Kunwar and Commander-In-Chief Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana in the winter of 1881–1882. He was immediately thrown out of the roles of succession among Ranas. Later, he was pardoned and was impeased by Ranodip Singh as his successor after the death of Dhir Shamsher, which caused envy among his Shamsher cousins and ultimately led to his death in the 1885 Shamsher coup.
• Nepalese politician and journalistJagdish KharelJagdish Kharel is a Nepalese politician, former media professional and journalist who became the member of parliament for Lalitpur 2 constituency after being elected in the 2026 general elections as a candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party. Previously, he served as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology from September 2025 to January 2026 in the interim government led by Sushila Karki.
• Nepalese politicianJeevan Bahadur ShahiJeevan Bahadur Shahi is a Nepalese politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnali Province. He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province.
• Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Madhesh ProvinceJitendra Prasad SonalJitendra Prasad Sonal is a Nepalese politician, who served as the 4th Chief Minister of Madhesh Province from 16 October 2025 until his resignation on 9 November 2025. He is a parliamentary party leader for the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal in the Madhesh Provincial Assembly.
• Nepalese politicianKalpana ChaudharyKalpana Chaudhary is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from the tharu people category.
• Nepalese politicianKantika SejuwalKantika Sejuwal is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from the Khas people category.
• Nepali politicianKarima BegamKarima Begam, also Karima Begum, is a Nepali politician and a former state minister for Agriculture. She is currently a member of parliament in Province No. 2 state parliament.
• Nepali politician (born 1968)Khadga Bahadur BishwakarmaKhadga Bahadur Bishwakarma alias Prakanda (प्रकाण्ड), born 17 May 1968, is a Nepalese communist politician and former Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal. He's also the spokesperson of Communist Party of Nepal, led by Netra Bikram Chand "Biplav".
• 9th Inspector General of Nepal Police(1928–2021)Khadgajeet BaralKhadgajeet Baral was a Nepalese police officer, diplomat, sports promoter and social worker, who is primarily known for his contributions in modernizing Nepal Police as its 9th Inspector General of Police.
• Nepalese politicianKrishna Prasad KoiralaKrishna Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician, activist and social worker. He was the founder of the prominent Koirala family. Three of his sons became prime ministers of Nepal. He was born in 1936 BS. He established Adarsha Secondary School in 1930 in Biratnagar, Nepal.
• Nepali politician (born 1958)Lal Babu PanditLal Babu Pandit is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Communist Party and was the Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration under Second Oli cabinet. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Morang - 6 in the 2017 election by defeating Congress candidate Shekhar Koirala. He was elected to the First and Second Constituent Assembly under Proportional Representation system.
• Nepalese former government officialLokman Singh KarkiLokman Singh Karki, is the former Chief Commissioner of Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of Nepal. He assumed office in May, 2013. He was sacked from the post on 21 October 2016. In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on 8 January 2017 held that Mr. Karki was not qualified for the appointment to the office of the chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
• Nepali politicianLucky SherpaLucky Sherpa is a politician and social activist from Nepal and former Nepal ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. She was the first indigenous woman and the first representative from the Himalayan communities to be appointed as an ambassador by the Nepal government.
• Nepalese climate and agriculture expertMadan Prasad PariyarMadan Prasad Pariyar is a Nepalese Climate & Agriculture expert, and the president of Samata Foundation who served as the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development in the interim cabinet of Prime Minister Sushila Karki from 22 September 2025 to 27 March 2026. Pariyar also served as the Minister of Water Supply.
• Nepali politician, democracy fighter and Gandhian leaderMahendra Narayan NidhiMahendra Narayan Nidhi was a Nepali politician, democracy fighter, and Gandhian leader and advocacy of peaceful democratic struggles against autocratic governance. He was the Minister of water resources and local development in the Interim government led by Krishna Prasad Bhattarai after the success of 1990 Nepalese revolution.
• Nepalese politician (born 1958)Mohan Bahadur BasnetMohan Bahadur Basnet is a Nepalese politician. He served as a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha and the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchok-1, having been elected in the 1999 and 2013 elections, representing Nepali Congress.
• Nepalese politicianNawal Kishor SahNawal Kishor Sah Sudi (Nepali: नवल किशोर साह सुडी) is a Nepalese politician who served as the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens in Nepal. He is a member of the Janata Samajwadi Party and was appointed to this position in July 2024. He previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment, where he was involved in environmental protection initiatives.
• Nepali politicianPadma Ratna TuladharPadma Ratna Tuladhar (1940–2018) was a Nepalese politician and human rights activist. A resident of Kathmandu, he played an instrumental role in bringing the Nepali Maoists to mainstream politics from armed struggle.
• Nepali politicianPrabhu SahPrabhu Sah is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Urban Development of Government of Nepal. He has served as chairman of Aam Janata Party since the faction's split from the CPN (UML).
• Nepali politicianPrakash Chandra LohaniPrakash Chandra Lohani is a Nepalese politician, economist and member of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. He has served as a Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Labour & Transportation, and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning in governments formed during the panchayat era and in governments formed after the restoration of multi-party democracy. He has also served as an acting prime minister of Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianPrakash KoiralaPrakash Koirala (Nepali: प्रकाश कोइराला, ) is a Nepali politician, formerly a Member of Parliament and a former Cabinet minister who held the portfolios of Environment, Science and Technology. He was elected to the House of Representatives through a by-poll after the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress representing Rautahat 4 parliamentary constituency. He is the son of former Nepalese prime minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, and the father of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and actor Siddharth Koirala.
• Nepalese politicianRaghuji PantRaghuji Pant is a Nepalese politician who served as the Minister for Education, Science, and Technology until 9 September 2025. A veteran figure in Nepali politics, his career is rooted in journalism before his formal entry into the political sphere. He is a long-standing member of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-UML), having held various significant roles within the party structure.
• Nepali politicianRam Kumari JhakriRam Kumari Jhakri (Nepali: रामकुमारी झाँक्री) is a Nepali politician and secretary of CPN (Unified Socialist). She is also the former Minister of Urban Development.
• Nepalese politician and social activistRanju DarshanaRanju Neupane (born 3 March 1996), better known as Ranju Darshana, is a Nepalese politician and youth activist who is the former general secretary of Bibeksheel Sajha Party and an elected member of parliament from Kathmandu-1 constituency in the 2026 Nepalese general election as a candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party. She became an iconic person after her candidacy for the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in the 2017 Nepalese local elections. Darshana was a central committee member and media coordinator of Bibeksheel Nepali and was elected as a central member by the first general convention of the party in late 2015.

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