Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)

The Minister of External Affairs (or simply, the Foreign Minister, in Nepali Videsh Mantri) is the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the Union 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][2]

Minister of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्री
Emblem of Nepal
Incumbent
Narayan Khadka
since 22 September 2021
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatKathmandu, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderMohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Formation1948 (1948)
Politics of Nepal
Member State of the SAARC
Constitution
Government

Executive:

Federal Parliament:

Judiciary:
Elections
Federalism
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Related topics
 Nepal portal

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nepal:[3]

No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Tenure
Kingdom of Nepal
— Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–?)
Acting Minister		 1948
1 Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
(1885–1967)		 1948–1951
2 Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)		 1951–1952
3 Khadga Man Singh
(1907–1994)		 1952–1953
(2) Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)		 1953–1954
4 Dilli Raman Regmi
(1913–2001)		 1954–1955
5 Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–?)		 1955–1956
6 Chuda Prasad Sharma
(1916–1989)		 1956–1957
7 Kunwar Inderjit Singh
(1906–1982)		 1957
8 Purendra Bikram Shah
(1900–?)		 1958–1959
9 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
(1914–1982)		 1959–1960
10 Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018)		 1960–1962
11 Rishikesh Shah
(1925–2002)		 1962
(10) Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018)		 1962–1963
12 Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)		 1963–1968
13 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
(1923–1994)		 1968–1971
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)		 1971–1972
14 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
(1930–1992)		 1972–1975
15 Krishna Raj Aryal
(b. 1928)		 1975–1979
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)		 1979
16 K. B. Shahi
(b. 1929)		 1979–1981
17 Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)		 1981–1982
18 Padma Bahadur Khatri
(1915–1985)		 1982–1985
19 Ranadhir Subba
(1909–1992)		 1985–1986
20 Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay
(1929–2011)		 1986–1990
21 Hari Bahadur Basnet
(b. 1942)		 1990
22 Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(b. 1941)		 1990
23 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)		 1990–1991
24 Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)		 1991–1994
25 Madhav Kumar Nepal
(b. 1953)		 1994–1995
26 Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944)		 1995–1997
27 Rabindra Nath Sharma
(1930?–2008)		 1997
(26) Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944)		 1997
28 Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955)		 1997–1998
(24) Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)		 1998–1999
(23) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)		 1999
29 Ram Sharan Mahat
(b. 1951)		 1999–2000
30 Chakra Bastola
(1946–2018)		 2000–2001
31 Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)		 2001–2002
32 Narendra Bikram Shah
(b. 1940)		 2002–2003
(17) Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)		 2003–2004
33 Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
(b. 1937)		 2004
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)		 2004–2005
34 Ramesh Nath Pandey
(b. 1944)		 2005–2006
35 KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952)		 2006–2007
36 Sahana Pradhan
(1932–2014)		 2007–2008
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
37 Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960)		 2008–2009
38 Sujata Koirala
(b. 1954)		 2009–2011
(37) Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960)		 2011
39 Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960)		 2011–2012
40 Ishwar Pokhrel
(b. 1954)		 2012
(39) Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960)		 2012–2013
41 Madhav Prasad Ghimire
(b. 1961)		 2013–2014
42 Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
(b. 1948)		 2014–2015
(28) Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955)		 2015–2016
43 Prakash Sharan Mahat
(b. 1959)		 2016–2017
44 Krishna Bahadur Mahara
(b. 1958)		 2017
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)		 2017–2018
45 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
(b. 1962)		 2018–2021
46 Raghubir Mahaseth 2021
(35) KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952)		 2021
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)		 2021
47 Narayan Khadka
(b. 1949)		 2021–present

References
  1. "Former Minister List - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. "About MoFA - 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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