# Hem Bahadur Singh

_Nepalese chief of police_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Hem Bahadur Singh was a retired chief of the Nepal Police. He was the last I.G.P. to wear the "Khaki" uniform. It was during his tenure as police chief that the 1990 People's Movement occurred.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729751#P27))
- **Positions held:** chief of police ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729751#P39))

## Public office

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

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hem Bahadur Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hem_Bahadur_Singh) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हेमबहादुर सिंह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16729751](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729751) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: H.B. Singh.JPG by PurNep (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.B._Singh.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Hem Bahadur Singh, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: H.B. Singh.JPG — PurNep, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Hem Bahadur Singh". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hem-bahadur-singh. Retrieved 21 October 2026.