People

• Canadian actressRekha SharmaRekha Shanti Sharma is a Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009), and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery.
• Nepalese politicianRubi Kumari KarnRubi Kumari Karn is a Nepalese politician. She was elected member through the party list proportional representation system of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from CPN in 2017. Karn is a resident of Khadak, Saptari.
• Justice in the Supreme Court of NepalSapana Pradhan MallaSapana Pradhan Malla (Nepali: सपना प्रधान मल्ल; born 15 November 1963) is a Nepali jurist, who is currently serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal since 1 August 2016. She served as the acting Chief Justice from 1 April to 19 May 2026, following the retirement of Prakash Man Singh Raut.
• Top administrator in NepalSarbajit Rana MagarKaji Sarbajit Rana Magar or simply Sarbajit Rana was a Nepalese politician, minister and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He became a prominent minister during the regency of Queen Rajendra Laxmi and was a significant personality in central politics in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was assassinated by opponents of Rajendra Laxmi on the charges of having illicit relationship with the Queen.
• Nepalese politician (born 1969)Shakti Bahadur BasnetShakti Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 11 May 1969) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party. He served as Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
• Nepalese politicianSharat Singh BhandariSharat Singh Bhandari is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. His ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days one of the shortest for ministers in Nepal till date. He also assumed the post of Ministry of Defence in the Baburam Bhattarai cabinet. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress. He is one of the most time entries as a minister in cabinet of Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianSheikh Abul Kalam AzadSheikh Abul Kalam Azad better known by his nickname Phool Babu is a high-profile Nepalese politician, Social Worker and Minister of State for Energy, Irrigation and Water Supply in Madhesh Province. Previously he served as Minister of State for Social Development in Madhesh Province. He won second time in a row Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rautahat District Constituency 4(B) Pradesh Sabha. He is also former VDC chairman(Nepali: अध्यक्ष) of Gamhariya, Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianShiv Chandra ChaudharyShiv Chandra Chaudhary is a Nepalese politician from Nepali Congress. Chaudhary is a resident of Nagarain, who is elected member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province.
• Nepalese politicianShobha LamaShobha Lama is a Nepalese politician from Nepali Congress. Lama is a resident of Jitpursimara, who is elected member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province.
• Nepali politician (born 1959)Sunil Bahadur ThapaSunil Bahadur Thapa is a Nepali Politician belonging to the Nepali Congress. He is the Member of Parliament in the upper house, the National Assembly. He is the son of the five-time prime minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa.
• British-Nepalese barrister and international law scholarSurya SubediSurya Prasad Subedi is a British-Nepalese jurist. He is Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds, a member of the Institut de Droit International, and a barrister in London. He also is a visiting professor on the international human rights law programme of the University of Oxford. He served as the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia for six years (2009-2015). He also served for five years, starting in 2010, on an advisory group on human rights to the British Foreign Secretary. In 2021, he was appointed legal procedural advisor to the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature held in Marseille, France. He has written a number of works on the theory and practice of international law and human rights and acted as a counsel in a number of cases before the international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice. In 2022, he was appointed to the list of arbitrators under a post-Brexit free-trade treaty between the United Kingdom and the European Union - the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
• Nepalese politicianTeju Lal ChaudharyTeju Lal Chaudhary is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress, who has served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
• Tibetan diplomatTseten Samdup ChhoekyapaTseten Samdup Chhoekyapa is a former official of the Tibetan Government in Exile. He served as the Representative of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile in Geneva from March 2008 to September 2014, and in Brussels from October 2014 to March 2016. He also worked at the Office of Tibet in London from 1990 to 2000. He has previously worked for the Tibetan exile government in Dharamsala, India before travelling to USA in 1990 for his post graduate studies.
• Nepali politicianUma RegmiUma Regmi, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal. She is a member of House of Representatives selected through PR system, belongs to the Nepali Congress party. Regmi is also the current President of the Nepal Women Association (NWA) which is a sister wing of Nepali Congress.
• Top administrator in NepalVamsharaj PandeVamsharaj Pande was a Nepalese politician, military officer and minister of state. He was a significant army commander of Kingdom of Nepal in the second half of the 18th century. He was a follower of Bahadur Shah of Nepal and had a significant rivalry with Swaroop Singh Karki.
• Nepalese politicianAbhiram SharmaAbhiram Sharma is a Nepalese politician. He is a member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal. Sharma, a resident of Jaleshwar, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Mahottari 3(A). He was re-elected via 2022 Nepalese Provincial Elections.
• Nepali journalist and Nepali Congress central committee memberAjaya Babu ShiwakotiAjaya Babu Shiwakoti is a Nepalese journalist and politician. He is the editor-in-chief of the online news portal Hamrakura and Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress party.
• Nepali politician (born 1956)Amar Bahadur ThapaAmar Bahadur Thapa is a Nepali politician belonging to the CPN. He was a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Dailekh–1 seat in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Communist Party of Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianAnju KumariAnju Kumari Yadav is a Nepalese politician who is former member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from People's Socialist Party, Nepal. Yadav is a resident of Birgunj, Parsa.
• Nepali politician (born 1962)Arzo Rana DeubaArzu Rana Deuba is a Nepali politician, who previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. She served as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources from August 2023 to July 2024.
• Indian politician and member of the 17th Lok SabhaAshok Kumar YadavAshok Kumar Yadav is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Madhubani, Bihar in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Keoti as a member of Bharatiya Janata party in February 2005, October 2005 and again in 2010. He is the son of BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav.
• Nepali politicianAshok RaiAshok Kumar Rai is a Nepalese politician and chairman of the newly formed People's Socialist Party. Rai is also the current MP for Sunsari 1 and the former Minister for Science, Education and Technology of Nepal.
• Nepalese politicianBabulal Sah KanuBabulal Sah Kanu is a Nepalese politician who is a former member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province. Kanu, a resident of Gaur was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly election from Rautahat 1(A).
• Nepalese politicianBal Bahadur KCBal Bahadur KC was a former minister of Nepal. Currently, he is the member of working committee of Nepali Congress. He has a great influence in Nepali congress Party as well as Nepali Politics.
• Nepali politician (1937–2025)Balaram Gharti MagarBalaram Gharti Magar was a Nepali politician. He became minister 11 times, during the Panchayat System, and after the declaration of multi-party system. Roughly, he remained in different governments as a minister for about 30 years. He was a Central Committee Member, Senior Member, of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). He still actively took part in his party activities until his death. He visited his birthplace, Rolpa, and Rolpali people from time to time.
• Nepalese politicianBhima YadavBhima Yadav is a Nepalese politician who is former member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from People's Socialist Party, Nepal. Yadav is a resident of Birgunj, Parsa.
• Nepalese politicianBidheshwor Prasad YadavBidheshwor Prasad Yadav is a Nepalese politician who is former member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from People's Socialist Party, Nepal. Yadav, a resident of Dakneshwori Municipality, Saptari was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly election from Saptari 3(B).
• Nepali politician (1965 – 2025)Bidur Prasad SapkotaBidur Prasad Sapkota (Nepali: विदुर प्रसाद सापकोटा; 7 September 1965 – 20 February 2025) was a Nepalese politician who served as a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal, representing Kavre-4 after winning the 2013 Constituent Assembly election as a candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN–UML). Following the 2021 split in the party, he joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist), where he became a politburo member and co-in-charge of Bagmati Province.
• Nepalese politicianBijay Kumar YadavAccording to CIAA Spokesperson Rajendra Kumar Paudel, a corruption case has been filed against the accused—including Yadav and other officials—for unlawfully encroaching on Sagarnath Forest Development Project land in Wards 4 and 12 of Bagmati Municipality, Sarlahi. Upon winning his first election, he purchased a house in Imadol. (Source: https://english.nepalnews.com/s/society/corruption-case-filed-against-former-madhesh-minister-yadav-and-seven-others/)
• Nepali politician and Minister of Madhesh ProvinceBirendra Prasad SinghBirendra Prasad Singh (Nepali: बिरेन्द्र प्रसाद सिंह) is a Nepalese politician who is Minister of Health and Population of Madhesh Province. Singh is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province and was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from Sarlahi-4(A).
• Nepali politicianChandra Bahadur ThapaChandra Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर थापा), a.k.a. 'Sagar', was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the then Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Thapa was the Kathmandu Valley in-charge of the Young Communist League. During the people's war period, he was the commander of the Dinesh-Ramji Smriti Brigade of the People's Liberation Army. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Gulmi-3 constituency, winning 16581 votes. Then he left communist ideology and joined Tribhuvan University Kirtipur based socio-academic movement called "Aarthik Krantiko Abhiyan". The movement which was led by KP Bhusal, the then Tribhuvan University student who is now known as one of the Nepalese motivational speakers.
• Nepali politicianChandra MaharjanChandra Maharjan is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Lalitpur–2 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Nepali Congress. He is also a Former President of Jyapu Samaj, Yala.
• Nepalese politicianChandra Prakash GhartiChandra Prakash Gharti, commonly known as CP Gharti is a Nepalese politician. He is the current Mayor of Bheri municipality in Jajarkot. He is a youth leader of CPN UML.
• Nepali politicianDeepak GiriDeepak Giri (Nepali: दीपक गिरी) is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Dang–5 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Nepali Congress. He became the irrigation minister of Prachanda Cabinet.
• Nepalese politicianDhan Lal ThokarDhan Lal Thokar is a Nepalese politician who is elected member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from Nepali Congress. Thokar, a resident of Chandrapur Municipality, Rautahat was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly election from Rautahat 4(A).
• Nepalese politicianDilip Kumar SahDilip Kumar Sah is a Nepalese politician who is elected member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province from CPN. Sah, a resident of Mirchaiya, Siraha was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly election from Siraha 4(A).
• Nepalese politicianDormani PoudelDormani Poudel is a Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati Province. He was in office from 12 February 2018 to 18 August 2021. Poudel was elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018, receiving 34 votes among 58 provincial assembly members. He was subsequently appointed the first chief minister of Bagmati Province on 12 February 2018, after taking the oath of office from province governor Anuradha Koirala. He previously served as the mayor of Hetauda from 1992 to 2005.(by Aashish Bhandari)
• Nepali career diplomatDurga Prasad BhattaraiDurga Prasad Bhattarai is a Nepali career diplomat who is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York City. He serves concurrently as the Ambassador of Nepal to Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
• Royal priest in NepalGajraj MishraRajguru Gajraj Mishra also spelled Gajaraj Mishra was a Nepalese politician, ambassador, diplomat and a royal priest of Shah dynasty. He was always inclined to his disciple Prince Regent Bahadur Shah of Nepal. Gajraj Mishra was disfavoured by his disciple King Pratap Singh Shah due to his support to Prince Bahadur Shah. He was also disfavoured by Pratap Singh's son Rana Bahadur Shah.
• Nepalese politicianGauri Kumari YadavGauri Kumari Yadav is a Nepalese politician who served as the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies from 10 April 2026 until her resignation on 10 September 2026. She is a member of parliament Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party. She joined the active politics from Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026 and secured a party ticket to contest 2026 general election from Mahottari 4.

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