# Dol Prasad Aryal

_Nepalese politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Dol Prasad Aryal is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the speaker of the House of Representatives since 2026. He represents the constituency of Kathmandu 9. He previously also served as the Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Security in Third Dahal Cabinet. A member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, he served as a vice chairman of the party since 2022, until he became speaker of the parliament in 2026. He was also briefly acting party chairman when Rabi Lamichhane was stripped of his citizenship.

## Quick facts

- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115857182#P106))

## Public office

- [Speaker of the House of Representatives](https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/speaker) — current (since 5 April 2026 · BS 22 Chaitra 2082 onwards)
- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/dol-prasad-aryal

## Early life and education

- Dol Prasad Aryal was born on 22 August 1974 in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality, Dhading. ([The Rising Nepal](https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/78292))
- He ended up working there for about eight years. ([Republica](https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/from-restaurant-worker-to-speaker-aryal-set-for-top-parliamentary-role-93-14.html))
- He was also CEO of Easy Link Remittance, another one of his business ventures. ([Ratopati](http://english.ratopati.com/story/57348/who-is-dp-aryal-elected-speaker))

## Career

- Together with Mukul Dhakal, they concluded that a new political party was needed to reform the Nepali political system, resulting in the formation of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in mid-2022 with Aryal becoming vice chairman of the party. ([Ratopati](http://english.ratopati.com/story/57348/who-is-dp-aryal-elected-speaker))
- Following the 2022 general election, Aryal became one of the 13 people elected to the 6th House of Representatives representing the RSP from the PR list constituency. ([Nepal Khabar](https://en.nepalkhabar.com/news/detail/1079/))
- The RSP entered into a coalition government after the election, with Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the new prime minister and Lamichhane as deputy prime minister and minister home affairs. ([Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/nepal-s-former-tv-anchor-lamichhane-becomes-deputy-pm-home-minister-122122600906_1.html))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dol_Prasad_Aryal&oldid=1375558485), CC BY-SA 4.0._

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dol Prasad Aryal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dol_Prasad_Aryal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): डोलप्रसाद अर्याल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q115857182](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115857182) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dol Prasad Aryal Dec 2025.png by This video, screenshot or audio excerpt was released under the Creative Commons license option on YouTube before August 2025 . (YouTube changed the license version from CC BY 3.0 to 4.0 on August 1; t (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dol_Prasad_Aryal_Dec_2025.png)
- [Office record: House of Representatives (parliament.gov.np)](https://hr.parliament.gov.np/en)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Dol Prasad Aryal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dol_Prasad_Aryal&oldid=1375558485) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [The Rising Nepal: Dol Prasad Aryal's journey from an entrepreneur to Speaker (2026-04-05)](https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/78292)
- [Republica: From restaurant worker to Speaker: Aryal set for top parliamentary role (2026-04-04)](https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/from-restaurant-worker-to-speaker-aryal-set-for-top-parliamentary-role-93-14.html)
- [Ratopati: Dol Prasad Aryal Elected as 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives (2026-04-05)](http://english.ratopati.com/story/57348/who-is-dp-aryal-elected-speaker)
- [Nepal Khabar: RSP thrashes out 13 PR lawmakers (With names) (2022-12-10)](https://en.nepalkhabar.com/news/detail/1079/)
- [Business Standard: Nepal's former TV anchor Lamichhane becomes Deputy PM, Home minister](https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/nepal-s-former-tv-anchor-lamichhane-becomes-deputy-pm-home-minister-122122600906_1.html)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Dol Prasad Aryal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dol Prasad Aryal Dec 2025.png — This video, screenshot or audio excerpt was released under the Creative Commons license option on YouTube before August 2025 . (YouTube changed the license version from CC BY 3.0 to 4.0 on August 1; t, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

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