# Rookmangud Katawal

_Nepali Army General_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> General Rookmangud Katawal is a former Nepalese Army general, who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army from 2006 to 2009. General Katawal has come across controversy after the then prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal unilaterally decided to sack him on May 3, 2009.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 December 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130627#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Okhaldhunga District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130627#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130627#P27))
- **Occupation:** military personnel; military officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130627#P106))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/katawal-rookmangudgeneral-rookmangad-katawal

## Questions

**When was Rookmangud Katawal born?**  
Rookmangud Katawal was born on 12 December 1948 in Okhaldhunga District.

## Related

- [Okhaldhunga District](https://diginpl.com/places/okhaldhunga-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rookmangud Katawal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookmangud_Katawal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रूक्माङ्गद कटवाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6130627](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130627) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta with the Chief of Army Staff, Nepal General Rookmangud Katawal, in New Delhi on December 12, 2007.jpg by Ministry of Defence (GODL-India)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Chief_of_Naval_Staff_Admiral_Sureesh_Mehta_with_the_Chief_of_Army_Staff,_Nepal_General_Rookmangud_Katawal,_in_New_Delhi_on_December_12,_2007.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Rookmangud Katawal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta with the Chief of Army Staff, Nepal General Rookmangud Katawal, in New Delhi on December 12, 2007.jpg — Ministry of Defence, GODL-India.

## Cite this page

"Rookmangud Katawal". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/rookmangud-katawal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.