# Hem Bahadur Gurung

_Nepalese police officer_

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> Hem Bahadur Gurung was the 20th IGP of Nepal. On September 14, 2008, he was appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police, the highest police rank of Nepal Police. He was preceded by Om Bikram Rana and was succeeded by Ramesh Chand Thakuri as the police chief. His term had begun on September 18, 2008, and had ended in February 2009.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5710834#P27))
- **Occupation:** police officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5710834#P106))
- **Positions held:** chief of police ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5710834#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/hem-bahadur-gurung

## Questions

**What positions has Hem Bahadur Gurung held?**  
Positions held by Hem Bahadur Gurung include: chief of police.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hem Bahadur Gurung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hem_Bahadur_Gurung) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5710834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5710834) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Hem Bahadur Gurung". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hem-bahadur-gurung. Retrieved 8 November 2026.