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Minister of Defence (Nepal)

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Minister of Defence
रक्षा मन्त्री
Incumbent
Manbir Rai
since 15 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatKathmandu, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term

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]

List of ministers of defence

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Giri 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

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Defence | MoD". mod.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ^ "रक्षामा हरि उप्रेती, जनमतको मन्त्रालय फेरियो (सूचीसहित)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ^ "Council of Ministers". Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Nepal Army bids farewell to Defence Minister Rawal". The Himalayan Times. August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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