The Minister of Defence (Rakshā Mantri) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high ranking minister of the Government of Nepal. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the Council of Ministers as well as being a high-level minister in the union cabinet.[1]
| Minister of Defence | |
|---|---|
| रक्षा मन्त्री | |
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since 15 July 2024 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
List of ministers of defence
editGiri Prasad Burathoki, the defence minister during much of King Mahendra's reign, had himself been a highly decorated (retired) officer of the British Indian Army.
This is a list of all ministers of Defense since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:[2]
| Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interim Prime Minister Khil Raj Regmi[3] | Independent | 25 February 2014 | 11 February 2014 |
| 2 | Prime Minister Sushil Koirala | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 |
| 3 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5 November 2015 | 1 August 2016[4] |
| 4 | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| 5 | Bhimsen Das Pradhan[5] | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
| 6 | Ishwor Pokharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 26 February 2018 | 4 June 2021 |
| 7 | Minendra Rijal | Nepali Congress | 8 October 2021 | 16 December 2021 |
| 8 | Hari Prasad Upreti | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 17 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 |
| 9 | Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 30 March 2023 | Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ "Ministry of Defence | MoD". mod.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "रक्षामा हरि उप्रेती, जनमतको मन्त्रालय फेरियो (सूचीसहित)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Council of Ministers". Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Nepal Army bids farewell to Defence Minister Rawal". The Himalayan Times. August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 20 October 2017.