Politics & Governance

अशोक राज सिग्देल

Chief of the Army Staff of Nepal, whose command took on a central role during the 2025 Gen Z protests and political transition

विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला

First democratically elected Prime Minister of Nepal (1959–60); founding leader of the Nepali Congress and central figure in Nepal's struggle for democracy

बाबुराम भट्टराई

35th Prime Minister of Nepal (2011–13); Maoist ideologue turned democratic-socialist politician

बालचन्द्र पौडेल

Nepali Congress activist who took part in all three of Nepal's major pro-democracy movements: 1979, 1990, and 2006

बालेन्द्र शाह

Prime Minister of Nepal; former Mayor of Kathmandu and rapper

भीम शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister of Nepal from 1929 to 1932

भिमदत्त पन्त

Farmer-rights martyr who led a salt protest against landlord elites in far-western Nepal; a city is named after him

भीमसेन थापा

First and longest-serving Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister) of Nepal, ruling for 31 years

भूमिका श्रेष्ठ

Nepal's first transgender woman member of parliament and longtime LGBTQ+ rights activist

भूपतीन्द्र मल्ल

The most widely known king of Bhaktapur, remembered for building the Nyatapola Temple during a golden age of art and architecture

विद्यादेवी भण्डारी

Second President of Nepal and the first woman to hold the office (2015–2023)

विनोद चौधरी

Chairman of Chaudhary Group (CG Corp Global); Nepal's first billionaire

वीर शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who established Durbar High School and Bir Hospital, and modernised Kathmandu's infrastructure

विराजभक्त श्रेष्ठ

Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

बिरेन्द्र बहादुर बस्नेत

Chairperson of Buddha Air; founded the Gatishil Loktantrik Party after the 2025 Gen Z protests

वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal who accepted constitutional monarchy after the 1990 pro-democracy movement; killed in the 2001 royal massacre

विष्णु प्रसाद पौडेल

Senior CPN (UML) leader who has served as Finance Minister four times and Deputy Prime Minister

विश्वनाथ पौडेल

18th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank

चन्द्र शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who abolished slavery in Nepal and secured British recognition of Nepal's independence

दशरथ चन्द

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

देवेन्द्रराज पाण्डे

Development economist, former Finance Minister, and leading civil society figure known for decades of anti-corruption and pro-democracy advocacy

धर्मभक्त माथेमा

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

धर्मरत्न यमी

Nepal Bhasa writer and anti-Rana activist who changed his surname from Tuladhar to Yami in prison to identify as Newa; father of Hisila Yami

गगन थापा

President of the Nepali Congress and its 2026 prime ministerial candidate

गणेशमान सिंह

Leader of the 1990 Nepalese revolution that restored multi-party democracy; widely called the "Father of Democracy"

गङ्गालाल श्रेष्ठ

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

गीता चौधरी

Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Environment in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला

Four-time Prime Minister of Nepal; led the 1990 People's Movement restoring democracy and signed the 2006 peace accord ending the Maoist insurgency

गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during the Anglo-Nepalese War, whose reign ended with the Sugauli Treaty that defined the country's present-day borders

ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

Last King of Nepal, whose 2005 seizure of direct power triggered the 2006 pro-democracy movement that ended the monarchy

हिक्मत कुमार कार्की

Chief Minister of Koshi Province

हिसिला यमी

Architect, former Maoist politburo member, and government minister; a leading woman figure of Nepal's Maoist movement

जयस्थिति मल्ल

Medieval king credited with unifying the Kathmandu Valley and codifying its caste and legal system

झलनाथ खनाल

35th Prime Minister of Nepal and former chairman of CPN (UML)

जुद्ध शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who rebuilt the Dharahara tower after the 1934 earthquake

जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Founder of the Rana dynasty, which held hereditary power as Prime Ministers of Nepal for over a century

केपी शर्मा ओली

38th Prime Minister of Nepal, serving three non-consecutive terms (2015–16, 2018–21, 2024–25); resigned amid the September 2025 Gen Z protests

खड्कराज पौडेल

Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet; novelist and translator

कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई

Twice Prime Minister of Nepal, led the 1990 interim government that restored multi-party democracy

कुलरत्न तुलाधर

Nepal's first Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, oversaw construction of the Tribhuvan Highway, Nepal's first highway

कुलमान घिसिङ

Electrical engineer credited with ending Nepal's decades-long load-shedding crisis; later energy minister

लखन थापा मगर

Nepal's first recognised martyr, executed for organising political movement against Rana rule decades before the four martyrs

माधवकुमार नेपाल

34th Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–11); longtime General Secretary of CPN (UML) who later founded CPN (Unified Socialist)

महावीर पुन

Founder of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project, which brought wireless internet to remote Himalayan villages; Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and current Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal who dissolved parliament in 1960 and established the party-less Panchayat system

न्हुछेरत्न तुलाधर

Democracy activist martyred during the freedom struggle against Rana rule in 1950

निशा मेहता

Minister of Health and Food Hygiene in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

ओनसरी घर्तिमगर

First female Speaker of the Parliament of Nepal

पद्मरत्न तुलाधर

Kathmandu politician instrumental in bringing the Nepali Maoists into mainstream politics from armed struggle

पद्म शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who drafted Nepal's first constitution in 1948 and pursued liberal social reforms

प्रताप मल्ल

One of the most celebrated kings of Kathmandu, a poet-king who expanded Hanuman Dhoka palace and secured a monopoly on trade with Tibet

प्रतिभा रावल

Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

प्रेमबहादुर कंसाकार

Fighter for democracy and Nepal Bhasa linguistic rights; founded Asa Archives, the only public archive in Nepal

पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during whose reign the country's first automobiles and modern sanitation systems were introduced

पृथ्वीनारायण शाह

Founding monarch of the unified Kingdom of Nepal

पुष्पकमल दाहाल

Former Maoist rebel commander who led Nepal's decade-long civil war before becoming Prime Minister of Nepal three times (2008–09, 2016–17, 2022–24)

पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ

Founder and general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal, the first Nepali communist party

रवि लामिछाने

Founding chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and former television journalist

राजेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal whose reign saw the rise of Jung Bahadur Rana and his own forced abdication in 1847

राजेन्द्र महतो

Longtime Madhes-based politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

रामचन्द्र पौडेल

Third President of Nepal, in office since March 2023; veteran Nepali Congress leader who previously served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives

रण बहादुर शाह

King of Nepal whose reign saw territorial expansion into Garhwal and Kumaon, and who later created the office of Mukhtiyar that Bhimsen Thapa would hold

रेखा थापा

Actress, producer, and politician known for female-led lead roles

रेणु दाहाल

Two-time mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City

ऋषि धमला

Television journalist and founder of Prime Times Television, known for an aggressive interviewing style

रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल

Former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army whose dismissal by PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal in 2009 triggered a major political crisis

First woman appointed Attorney General of Nepal

Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal; lawyer and women's rights advocate whose litigation led to more than 60 discriminatory laws being struck down

सस्मित पोखरेल

Minister of Education and Sports in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

शेरबहादुर देउवा

Five-time Prime Minister of Nepal (1995–97, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2021–22); President of the Nepali Congress since 2016

शिशिर खनाल

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and founder of Teach for Nepal

शुक्रराज शास्त्री

Intellectual and fighter for democracy honoured as one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution

सोबिता गौतम

Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and a prominent Rastriya Swatantra Party leader

सुबर्ण शम्शेर राणा

Nepali Congress leader and Finance Minister who helped shape Nepal's economic policy and constitution after the fall of Rana rule

सुदन गुरुङ

Home Minister of Nepal; founder of Hami Nepal and a leading figure of the 2025 Gen Z protest movement

सुनिल लम्साल

Minister of Infrastructure Development in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet; structural engineer who worked under Mayor Balen Shah in Kathmandu

सुरेन्द्र बहादुर बस्नेत

Founder of Buddha Air, Nepal's leading domestic airline; former Supreme Court justice and government minister

सुरेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during the height of Rana family rule, reduced to a figurehead under Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana

सुशीला कार्की

First female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016–17); interim Prime Minister of Nepal (2025–26), the country's first woman head of government

स्वर्णिम वाग्ले

Economist and current Minister of Finance of Nepal; vice-chair of the Rastriya Swatantra Party

त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह

King of Nepal who ended over a century of Rana family rule in the 1951 revolution

यज्ञबहादुर थापा

Nepali Congress captain who led an armed revolution against the government in 1974, recognised as a martyr in 2016

युवराज खतिवडा

Veteran economist who served as Nepal Rastra Bank Governor, Finance Minister, and Ambassador to the United States