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Marich Man Singh Shrestha

मरिचमान सिंह श्रेष्ठ

Nepalese politician (1942-2013)

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Marich Man Singh Shrestha was a Nepali politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He was born in 1942 in Khalanga Bazar, Salyan, Nepal. He served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990, and is remembered as the last Prime Minister of the Panchayat period and the Prime Minister during the 1989 Indian economic blockade on Nepal. Prior to that, he was the speaker of the Rastriya Panchayat from 1981 to 1985. He is one of the only two non-Khas Prime Ministers of Nepal, both the exceptions having been Newar Shresthas. He is the first Newar to have assumed the full title of the Prime Minister of Nepal, second if Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari, who was acknowledged as an Acting Prime Minister, is counted.

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Born
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Place of birth
Salyan District wd
Died
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Place of death
Kathmandu wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
politician wd

Public office

Officeholder record, tenure and sources →

Positions held wd

  • Member of the Parliament of Nepal

Awards wd

  • Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1987)

Career

Quoted from Wikipedia: Marich Man Singh Shrestha (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 3 November 2026.

  • He was dismissed by the King Birendra during political tensions in which protestors called for multiparty elections. BBC
  • Subsequently, a draft constitution was introduced which allowed for direct elections to a bicameral parliament. Taylor & Francis asia-planet.net

Questions

When was Marich Man Singh Shrestha born?
Marich Man Singh Shrestha was born on 1 January 1942 in Salyan District.
What positions has Marich Man Singh Shrestha held?
Positions held by Marich Man Singh Shrestha include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Marich Man Singh Shrestha · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): मरिचमान सिंह श्रेष्ठ · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q1113976 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Marich Man Singh Shrestha.jpg by lexlimbu (CC BY 3.0)
  5. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Marich Man Singh Shrestha · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. BBC: Former Nepal PM Marich Man Singh Shrestha dies (15 August 2013)
  7. Taylor & Francis: Europa World Year Book 2
  8. asia-planet.net: Nepal Information

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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