# Shyam Bhakta Thapa

_Ex Chief of Nepal Police_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Shyam Bhakta Thapa is the 18th IGP of Nepal and the last police officer of Nepal Police to serve as the police chief during the Maoists Insurgency. He was preceded by Pradip Shumsher J.B.R. as the police chief and was succeeded by Om Bikram Rana. He had been the police chief during the Peoples Movement II.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16740180#P27))
- **Occupation:** police officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16740180#P106))
- **Positions held:** chief of police ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16740180#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/shyam-bhakta-thapa

## Questions

**What positions has Shyam Bhakta Thapa held?**  
Positions held by Shyam Bhakta Thapa include: chief of police.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shyam Bhakta Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyam_Bhakta_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): श्याम भक्त थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16740180](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16740180) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Shyam Bhakta Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shyam-bhakta-thapa. Retrieved 21 October 2026.