Prem Bahadur Ale Magar (born 28 April 1970) is a Nepali politician belonging to

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. He is also the former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Before being Tourism Minister, Magar has previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment of

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Political life

He started his career as a local cadre first being elected as a ward member in Doti. After losing by in the 2013 Constituent Assembly, he was elected, in the 2017 general election, as a member of the

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from Doti 1 constituency. In 2022, Ale gained widespread popularity after exposing the corruption behind land appropriation in the

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by Yogesh Bhattarai. He further accused Bhattarai of taking part in illegal gun smuggling after the end of the Civil War in 2008. He was praised by Prime Minister

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for his bold actions and he has vowed stern action against those accused in the fraud.

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

Controversies

Amidst his catchy moves as a minister Ale recently got mired into controversy as a phone call recording between him and a Nepali national from Accham district leaked. He is heard abusing the person currently in Mumbai for his comments on social media. Ale's secretariat dismissed the recording as fabricated and manipulated to put down on Ale's image by an active conspiracy group.

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Aviation ministers of Nepal Culture ministers of Nepal Environment ministers of Nepal Forestry ministers of Nepal Tourism ministers of Nepal Living people Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) politicians Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians People from Doti District 1971 births Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Nepal MPs 2022–present {{Sudurpashchim-politician-stub

Political life

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

Controversies

See also

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