Khagaraj Adhikari () is a Nepalese politician who formerly served as a

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. He became a minister on 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days the shortest tenure till date. He is a member of

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, He also assumed the post of the Minister of Health and Population of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under

Sushil Koirala Sushil Prasad Koirala (; 12 August 1931 – 9 February 2016) was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier ser ...

-led government. He is mostly known for launching Government Health insurance plan.

Books

An autobiography of Adhikari Maya Mareko Manchhe was published in 2014 co-authored with

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Living people Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Health ministers of Nepal Interior ministers of Nepal Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Nepal MPs 1994–1999 1962 births Members of the Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province Chief ministers of Nepalese provinces {{Nepal-politician-stub