# Shailesh Thapa Chhetri

_Current IGP of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Shailesh Thapa Chhetri is the 28th Inspector General of Nepal Police. He was appointed the Inspector General of Nepal Police after succeeding Thakur Prasad Gyawaly on 9 July 2020 following a cabinet decision. He joined Nepal Police as an Inspector on May 1, 1992.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 8 December 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97036750#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Bhaktapur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97036750#P19))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/shailesh-thapa-chhetri

## Questions

**When was Shailesh Thapa Chhetri born?**  
Shailesh Thapa Chhetri was born on 8 December 1968 in Bhaktapur.

## Related

- [Bhaktapur](https://diginpl.com/places/bhaktapur)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shailesh Thapa Chhetri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shailesh_Thapa_Chhetri) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शैलेश थापा क्षेत्री](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q97036750](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97036750) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Igp sailesh thapa.png by Himalayan.shield (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Igp_sailesh_thapa.png)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Shailesh Thapa Chhetri". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shailesh-thapa-chhetri. Retrieved 21 October 2026.