Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of ...

. He served as

from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the charges of important ministries like

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and

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in the cabinet of

Man Mohan Adhikari Man Mohan Adhikari (Magi) ( ne, मन मोहन अधिकारी 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He is the ...

. He was previously the executive General Secretary of

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for 15 years. Since 18 August 2021, he has been serving as the chairman of the CPN (Unified-Socialist), a new party formed through split in

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citing arrogance and monopoly of the party president

KP Sharma Oli Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli ( ne, खड्गप्रसाद शर्मा ओली, ; born 22 February 1952) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served three terms as prime minister from 11 October 2015 to 3 Aug ...

Early life

Madhav Kumar Nepal was born into a

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers ( ...

family to Mangal Kumar and Durgadevi Upadhaya.K.C., Surendra. ''Aitihasik Dastavej Sangraha - Bhag 2''.

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: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S. p 460. He graduated in commerce from

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

in 1973 and worked in banking and civil service before turning to full-time politics. He has two brothers, Binod Kumar Upadhyaya and Saroj Kumar Upadhyaya and three sisters, Kalika Bhandari, Indira Neupane and Basudha Pokharel.

Political career

Early political activism

Nepal joined the

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movement in 1969 (2026 B.S.). During the underground struggle, he used party names such as 'Subodh', 'Sunil', 'Ranjan' and 'Bibek'. In 1971, he became a district committee member of the Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist-Leninist). At a conference held in

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June 7–8, 1975, Nepal was elected as a bureau member of the

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. When the ANCRCC (ML) founded the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) in 1978, Nepal was elected a

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member of the new party.

Multi-party democracy (1991–2006)

He was the Deputy Prime Minister in the

minority government in 1994-1995 as well as the leader of the opposition in the

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during the 1990s. He argued for the

Nepal Civil War The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country. ...

to be solved through talks and did not believe that mobilization of the army was the solution and as the leader of

, was one of the three key Nepali leaders, the other two being prime minister

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the ...

and rebel

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leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', crucial in bringing the Maoists into the peace process and signing the 12 point peace accords that ended the decade long war. Nepal was arrested in 2001 during a crackdown on anti-government protest. Following the palace massacre he called for Prime Minister

to step down, though later joined forces with him to launch a campaign against

King Gyanendra Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...

's assumption of executive powers.

Transition period

On 12 April 2008, Nepal resigned as General Secretary of the

, after having lost the Kathmandu 2 seat to

candidate

Jhakku Prasad Subedi Jhakku Prasad Subedi ( ne, झक्कु प्रसाद सुवेदी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He is a teacher by profession. In February 1996 Subedi, then the Chairman of the Rol ...

in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. Subedi was a comparatively obscure candidate. Nepal was also defeated in Rautahat-6 constituency by

candidate Devendra Patel. He later won both Kathmandu 2 and Rautahat 1 seats in the Second Constituent Assembly election of 2013. Nepal later chose Rautahat 1. He won the Kathmandu 2 constituency again in the 2017 general election by a margin of 14,000 votes. In June 2008, the

proposed that Nepal become the country's first President, following the declaration of a republic, though the idea did not materialise after disagreement with the ruling

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Prime Minister of Nepal

He became the 34th Prime Minister of Nepal on 25 May 2009 after his predecessor Prachanda resigned over a conflict with the president over the dismissal of the army's chief of staff. Nepal himself resigned as prime minister on 30 June 2010 in an effort to help the government move past its deadlock and to pave the way for a national consensus government, as demanded by the opposition. Madhav Kumar Nepal

Split in Nepal Communist Party and CPN (UML)

Nepal returned to

after the Supreme court decision to dissolve the party merger between

and

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. Since 18 August 2021, he has been serving as the chairman of the CPN (Unified-Socialist), a new party formed through split in

citing arrogance and monopoly of the party president

Major Political offices held

* 1990: Member, Constitution Drafting Commission *1991-1999: Member of the National Assembly *1991-1994: Leader of Opposition, National Assembly *1993-2008: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) *1994-1995: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs *1999-2002: Member of the House of Representatives from Rautahat-1 *1999-2002: Leader of the Opposition, House of Representatives * 2008-2013: Member of the Constituent Assembly from CPN (UML) party list * 2009-2011: Prime Minister of Nepal *2013-2017: Member of the Legislative Parliament from Kathmandu-2 * 2017–2021: Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-2

Personal life

He is married to Gayatri Acharya. He has a son and a daughter, Saurav and Suman Nepal. There have been widespread rumorous claims that he adopted

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as his new faith and has been promoting conversion of

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to Christianity. However, he publicly and categorically denied any link with Christianity or having any role in expanding the activity of

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in his country.

Electoral history

2022 legislative elections

Nepal is again contesting election from

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. He's facing Ajay Kumar Gupta of

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who recently lost as mayor of Gaur Municipality in the

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References

External links

Official website of CPN (US)
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Early life

Political career

Early political activism

Multi-party democracy (1991–2006)

Transition period

Prime Minister of Nepal

Split in Nepal Communist Party and CPN (UML)

Major Political offices held

Personal life

Electoral history

2022 legislative elections

2017 legislative elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

2008 Constituent Assembly election

1999 legislative elections

See also

References

Further reading

External links