Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHonourable
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament
SeatKathmandu, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1948; 77 years ago (1948)
First holderMohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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The minister of foreign affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्री, romanized: Pararāṣṭra Mantrī, or simply, the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the federal cabinet, the chief responsibility of the foreign minister is to represent Nepal and its government in the international community. The Foreign Minister also plays an important role in determining and implementing Nepalese foreign policy.[1]

List of ministers

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Nepal.[2][3]

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office
Kingdom of Nepal
— Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–2004)
Acting 		File:No image.png 1948
1 Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
(1885–1967)
As Prime Minister 		File:Mohan Shumsher (cropped).png 1948–1951
2 Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)
As Prime Minister 		File:Matrika Prasad Koirala2.jpg 1951–1952
3 Khadga Man Singh
(1907–1994) 		File:No image.png 1952–1953
(2) Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)
As Prime Minister 		File:Matrika Prasad Koirala2.jpg 1953–1954
4 Dilli Raman Regmi
(1913–2001) 		File:Dilli Raman Regmi.jpg 1954–1955
5 Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–2004) 		File:No image.png 1955–1956
6 Chuda Prasad Sharma
(1916–1989) 		File:No image.png 1956–1957
7 Kunwar Inderjit Singh
(1906–1982)
As Prime Minister 		File:KI Singh.jpg 1957
8 Purendra Bikram Shah
(1900–1976) 		File:No image.png 1958–1959
9 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
(1914–1982)
As Prime Minister 		File:BP Koirala.jpg 1959–1960
10 Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018) 		File:Tulsi Giri, 1963 (cropped).jpg 1960–1962
11 Rishikesh Shah
(1925–2002) 		File:Rishikesh Shah.jpg 1962
(10) Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018) 		File:Tulsi Giri, 1963 (cropped).jpg 1962–1963
12 Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017) 		File:Kirti Nidhi Bista (cropped).jpg 1963–1968
13 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
(1923–1994) 		File:No image.png 1968–1971
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)
As Prime Minister 		File:Kirti Nidhi Bista (cropped).jpg 1971–1972
14 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
(1930–1992) 		File:Nepali Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki - 2017 (37086219821) (cropped).jpg 1972–1975
15 Krishna Raj Aryal
(b. 1928) 		File:No image.png 1975–1979
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)
As Prime Minister 		File:Kirti Nidhi Bista (cropped).jpg 1979
16 K. B. Shahi
(b. 1929) 		File:No image.png 1979–1981
17 Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)
As Prime Minister 		File:Surya Bahadur Thapa 2005-11-24.jpg 1981–1982
18 Padma Bahadur Khatri
(1915–1985) 		File:No image.png 1982–1985
19 Ranadhir Subba
(1909–1992) 		File:No image.png 1985–1986
20 Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay
(1929–2011) 		File:Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (5756941595).jpg 1986–1990
21 Hari Bahadur Basnet
(b. 1942) 		File:No image.png 1990
22 Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(b. 1941) 		File:Pashupati Sahamsher.JPG 1990
23 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)
As Prime Minister 		File:Krishna bhattarai.jpg 1990–1991
24 Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)
As Prime Minister 		File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Girija Prasad Koirala being seen off by the Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on April 06, 2007 (cropped).jpg 1991–1994
25 Madhav Kumar Nepal
(b. 1953) 		File:Madhav Kumar Nepal 2009-09-23.jpg 1994–1995
26 Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944) 		File:Prakashchandra Lohani.jpg 1995–1997
27 Rabindra Nath Sharma
(1930?–2008) 		File:No image.png 1997
(26) Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944) 		File:Prakashchandra Lohani.jpg 1997
28 Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955) 		File:Kamal Thapa 2015.jpg 1997–1998
(24) Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)
As Prime Minister 		File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Girija Prasad Koirala being seen off by the Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on April 06, 2007 (cropped).jpg 1998–1999
(23) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)
As Prime Minister 		File:Krishna bhattarai.jpg 1999
29 Ram Sharan Mahat
(b. 1951) 		File:Ram Sharan Mahat (4).JPG 1999–2000
30 Chakra Bastola
(1946–2018) 		File:No image.png 2000–2001
31 Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		File:Sher bahadur.jpg 2001–2002
32 Narendra Bikram Shah
(b. 1940) 		File:No image.png 2002–2003
(17) Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)
As Prime Minister 		File:Surya Bahadur Thapa 2005-11-24.jpg 2003–2004
33 Bhesh Bahadur Thapa
(b. 1937) 		File:No image.png 2004
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		File:Sher bahadur.jpg 2004–2005
34 Ramesh Nath Pandey
(b. 1944) 		File:No image.png 2005–2006
35 KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952) 		File:KP Sharma Oli in New York (28 September 2024) crop.png 2006–2007
36 Sahana Pradhan
(1927–2014) 		File:Sahana Pradhan.jpg 2007–2008
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
37 Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960) 		File:Upendra Yadav at Rajbiraj (cropped).jpg 2008–2009
38 Sujata Koirala
(b. 1954) 		File:Sujata Koirala.jpg 2009–2011
(37) Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960) 		File:Upendra Yadav at Rajbiraj (cropped).jpg 2011
39 Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960) 		File:Narayan Kaji Shrestha7.JPG 2011–2012
40 Ishwar Pokhrel
(b. 1954) 		File:No image.png 2012
(39) Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960) 		File:Narayan Kaji Shrestha7.JPG 2012–2013
41 Madhav Prasad Ghimire
(1961–2016) 		File:No image.png 2013–2014
42 Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
(b. 1948) 		File:Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, 2014 (cropped).jpg 2014–2015
(28) Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955) 		File:Kamal Thapa 2015.jpg 2015–2016
43 Prakash Sharan Mahat
(b. 1959) 		File:Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat in 2016.jpg 2016–2017
44 Krishna Bahadur Mahara
(b. 1958) 		File:Krishna Bahadur mahara.jpg 2017
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		File:Sher bahadur.jpg 2017–2018
45 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
(b. 1962) 		File:Pradeep Gyawali.jpg 2018–2021
46 Raghubir Mahaseth
(b. 1961) 		File:No image.png 2021
(35) KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952)
As Prime Minister 		File:KP Sharma Oli in New York (28 September 2024) crop.png 2021
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		File:Sher bahadur.jpg 2021
47 Narayan Khadka
(b. 1949) 		File:No image.png 2021–2022
48 Bimala Rai Paudyal
(b. 1966) 		File:No image.png 2023
49 Pushpa Kamal Dahal
(b. 1954)
As Prime Minister 		File:Prachanda 2009.jpg 2023–2023
50 Narayan Prakash Saud
(b. 1962) 		File:Narayan Prakash Saud 2023.jpg 2023–2024
(39) Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960) 		File:Narayan Kaji Shrestha7.JPG 2024
51 Arzu Rana Deuba
(b. 1962) 		File:Arzu-Rana-Deuba-Image.jpg 2024–present

References

  1. ↑ "About MoFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Former Minister List – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Foreign ministers L–R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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