# Ishwar Pokhrel

_Nepalese politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Ishwor 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 February 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mamkha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447#P106))
- **Official website:** ishwarpokhrel.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447#P856))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/ishwor-pokharel

## About

He also served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2012 to 28 May 2012.

Pokhrel, publicly supported former President Bidya Devi Bhandari's decision to return to active politics. Speaking at an event commemorating her late husband Madan Bhandari, he praised her reengagement and criticized the current party leadership for resisting her return. Pokhrel described Bhandari's activism as unsurprising, given her longstanding role within the party, and encouraged moving beyond debates over her suitability for reentry. At a separate event covered by a national news agency, Pokhrel emphasized that her return should not be narrowly theorized, arguing that her political background and faith in politics warranted a broader and more inclusive view.

## Questions

**When was Ishwar Pokhrel born?**  
Ishwar Pokhrel was born on 4 February 1954 in Mamkha.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ishwar Pokhrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishwar_Pokhrel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ईश्वर पोखरेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16866447](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866447) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ishwar Pokhrel, portrait.jpg by Deepak Mishra (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ishwar_Pokhrel,_portrait.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ishwar Pokhrel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ishwar Pokhrel, portrait.jpg — Deepak Mishra, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Ishwar Pokhrel". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ishwar-pokhrel. Retrieved 4 November 2026.