# Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

_Nepalese politician_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/pradeep-kumar-gyawali
Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is a Nepalese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 14 March 2018 to 4 June 2021 under prime minister KP Sharma Oli. He is a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament from Gulmi–1, having been elected in the 2017 general election with a majority of over 7,000 votes. He previously served as the member of parliament from Gulmi–2 from 1999 to 2013. Gyawali also served as the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from May 2006 to April 2007 under prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 September 1962 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Gulmi District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/pradeep-kumar-gyawali

## Questions

**When was Pradeep Kumar Gyawali born?**  
Pradeep Kumar Gyawali was born on 13 September 1962 in Gulmi District.

**What positions has Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held?**  
Positions held by Pradeep Kumar Gyawali include: Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

## Related

- [Ram Baran Yadav](https://diginpl.com/people/ram-baran-yadav)
- [K. P. Sharma Oli](https://diginpl.com/people/k-p-sharma-oli)
- [Pushpa Kamal Dahal](https://diginpl.com/people/pushpa-kamal-dahal)
- [Sher Bahadur Deuba](https://diginpl.com/people/sher-bahadur-deuba)
- [Ram Chandra Paudel](https://diginpl.com/people/ram-chandra-paudel)
- [Rajeev Bikram Shah](https://diginpl.com/people/rajeev-bikram-shah)
- [Sushil Koirala](https://diginpl.com/people/sushil-koirala)
- [Surya Bahadur Thapa](https://diginpl.com/people/surya-bahadur-thapa)
- [Gulmi District](https://diginpl.com/places/gulmi-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pradeep Kumar Gyawali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar_Gyawali) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): प्रदिप कुमार ज्ञवाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7237474](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7237474) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pradeep Gyawali01.jpeg by Sharma prakash455 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pradeep_Gyawali01.jpeg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pradeep Gyawali01.jpeg — Sharma prakash455, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Pradeep Kumar Gyawali". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pradeep-kumar-gyawali. Retrieved 21 October 2026.