List of Prime Ministers of Nepal

Prime Minister of Nepal नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री
Coat of Arms of Nepal
Incumbent Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli since 12 October 2015
Residence	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Appointer	Bidhya Devi Bhandari as President of Nepal
Inaugural holder	Damodar Pande as Mul-Kaji
Formation	1799 as Mul-Kaji
Website	www.opmcm.gov.np/pm

The position of Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, Nēpālkō Pradhānmantrī) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history. Since the inception of the Shah dynasty, the Mul-Kajis served the function of Prime Ministers. In 1806, the position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shah, and the title was subsequently adopted. "Mukhtiyar" is formed from two words: 'Mukhya' and 'Akhtiyar'. Mukhya means Chief and Akhtiyar means Authority. Altogether it means the "Executive Head of the State". During the Rana Dynasty, the Prime Minister was also Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal and Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Nepal.

Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to be referred to as Prime Minister by the British. However, the first Mukhtiyar to title himself as Prime Minister, as per the British convention, was Bhimsen's nephew, Mathabar Singh Thapa.

Few of Nepalese Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate. The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in 1959. After he was deposed and imprisoned, Nepal did not have a democratic government until 1990, when the country became a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Constituent Assembly.

The current Prime Minister is Khadga Prasad Oli, since 12 October 2015.

Prime Ministers of Nepal (1799–present)

Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Nepal (1799–2008)

Prime Ministers during the Absolute monarchy (1799–1990)

Mul-Kajis during the Shah expansion era (1799–1806)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
1		Damodar Pande (1752–1804)	1799	1804	Nonpartisan

Muktiyars during the Thapa/Pande era (1806–1846)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
—		Rana Bahadur Shah (1775–1806)	26 February 1806	26 April 1806	Nonpartisan
2		Bhimsen Thapa (1775–1839)	1806	1837	Nonpartisan
3		Rana Jang Pande (1789–1843) (1st time)	1837	1837	Nonpartisan
4		Ranga Nath Poudyal (1773–?) (1st time)	1837	1838	Nonpartisan
5	60px	Chautariya Puskhar Shah (1784–1846)	1838	1839	Nonpartisan
(3)		Rana Jang Pande (1789–1843) (2nd time)	1839	1840	Nonpartisan
(4)		Ranga Nath Poudyal (1773–?) (2nd time)	1840	1840	Nonpartisan
6		Fateh Jung Shah (1805–1846) (1st time)	November 1840	January 1843	Nonpartisan
7		Mathabar Singh Thapa (1798–1845)	28 November 1843	17 May 1845	Nonpartisan
(6)		Fateh Jung Shah (1805–1846) (2nd time)	September 1845	14 September 1846	Nonpartisan

Prime Ministers during the Rana era (1846–1951)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
8		Jung Bahadur Rana (1816–1877) (1st time)	15 September 1846	1 August 1856	Nonpartisan
9		Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1818–1857)	1 August 1856	25 May 1857	Nonpartisan
—		Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1823–1863) Acting Prime Minister	25 May 1857	28 June 1857	Nonpartisan
(8)		Jung Bahadur Rana (1816–1877) (2nd time)	28 June 1857	25 February 1877	Nonpartisan
10		Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825–1885)	27 February 1877	22 November 1885	Nonpartisan
11		Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1852–1901)	22 November 1885	5 March 1901	Nonpartisan
12		Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1862–1914)	5 March 1901	27 June 1901	Nonpartisan
13		Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929)	27 June 1901	26 November 1929	Nonpartisan
14		Bhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (1865–1932)	26 November 1929	1 September 1932	Nonpartisan
15		Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1875–1952)	1 September 1932	29 November 1945	Nonpartisan
16	60px	Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1882–1961)	29 November 1945	30 April 1948	Nonpartisan
17		Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1967)	30 April 1948	12 November 1951	Nonpartisan

Prime Ministers during the Transition era (1951–1960)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
18		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) (1st time)	16 November 1951	14 August 1952	Nepali Congress
—		Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1906–1955)	14 August 1952	15 June 1953	—
(18)		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) (2nd time)	15 June 1953	14 April 1955	Rastriya Praja Party
—		Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1920–1972)	14 April 1955	27 January 1956	—
19		Tanka Prasad Acharya (1912–1992)	27 January 1956	26 July 1957	Nepal Praja Parishad
20		Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906–1982)	26 July 1957	15 May 1958	United Democratic Party
21		Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910–1977)	15 May 1958	27 May 1959	Nepali Congress
22		Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982)	27 May 1959	26 December 1960	Nepali Congress

Prime Ministers during the Panchayat era (1960–1990)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
23		Tulsi Giri (1926–) (1st time)	26 December 1960	23 December 1963	Nonpartisan
24		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) (1st time)	23 December 1963	26 February 1964	Nonpartisan
(23)		Tulsi Giri (1926–) (2nd time)	26 February 1964	26 January 1965	Nonpartisan
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) (2nd time)	26 January 1965	7 April 1969	Nonpartisan
25		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–) (1st time)	7 April 1969	13 April 1970	Nonpartisan
—		Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari (1923–) Acting Prime Minister	13 April 1970	14 April 1971	Nonpartisan
(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–) (2nd time)	14 April 1971	16 July 1973	Nonpartisan
26		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1927–1994) (1st time)	16 July 1973	1 December 1975	Nonpartisan
(23)		Tulsi Giri (1926–) (3rd time)	1 December 1975	12 September 1977	Nonpartisan
(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–) (3rd time)	12 September 1977	30 May 1979	Nonpartisan
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) (3rd time)	30 May 1979	12 July 1983	Nonpartisan
27		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) (1st time)	12 July 1983	21 March 1986	Nonpartisan
(26)		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1927–1994) (2nd time)	21 March 1986	15 June 1986	Nonpartisan
28		Marich Man Singh Shrestha (1942–2013)	15 June 1986	6 April 1990	Nonpartisan
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) (2nd time)	6 April 1990	19 April 1990	Nonpartisan

Prime Ministers during the Constitutional monarchy (1990–2008)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office	Days
29		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) (1st time)	19 April 1990	26 May 1991		Nepali Congress
30		Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) (1st time)	26 May 1991	30 November 1994		Nepali Congress
31		Man Mohan Adhikari (1920–1999)	30 November 1994	12 September 1995		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
32		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) (1st time)	12 September 1995	12 March 1997		Nepali Congress
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) (3rd time)	12 March 1997	7 October 1997		Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) (4th time)	7 October 1997	15 April 1998		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) (2nd time)	15 April 1998	31 May 1999		Nepali Congress
(29)		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) (2nd time)	31 May 1999	22 March 2000		Nepali Congress
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) (3rd time)	22 March 2000	26 July 2001		Nepali Congress
(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) (2nd time)	26 July 2001	4 October 2002		Nepali Congress
—		Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1947–)	4 October 2002	11 October 2002		—
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) (4th time)	11 October 2002	5 June 2003		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) (5th time)	5 June 2003	3 June 2004		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (3/3) (1946–)	3 June 2004	1 February 2005		Nepali Congress (Democratic)
—		Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1947–)	1 February 2005	25 April 2006		—
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) (4th time)	25 April 2006	28 May 2008		Nepali Congress

Prime Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office	Days
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) (4th time)	28 May 2008	18 August 2008		Nepali Congress
33		Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954–)	18 August 2008	25 May 2009		Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
34	60px	Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953–)	25 May 2009	6 February 2011		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
35		Jhala Nath Khanal (1950–)	6 February 2011	29 August 2011		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
36		Baburam Bhattarai (1954–)	29 August 2011	14 March 2013		Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
—		Khil Raj Regmi (1949–) Acting Prime Minister	14 March 2013	11 February 2014		Nonpartisan
37		Sushil Koirala (1939–2016)	11 February 2014	12 October 2015		Nepali Congress
38		Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (1952–)	12 October 2015	Incumbent		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

See also

• King of Nepal
• President of Nepal