Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)

StyleHonourable

Member ofCouncil of Ministers

Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament

SeatKathmandu, Nepal

Minister of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्री
Emblem of Nepal
Flag of Nepal
Incumbent Shishir Khanal since 27 March 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Honourable
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister, Parliament
Seat	Kathmandu, Nepal
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	President
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1948; 78 years ago (1948)
First holder	Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

The minister of foreign affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्री, romanized: Pararāṣṭra Mantrī, or simply, the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the federal 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]

The current foreign minister is Shishir Khanal,^[2][3] who assumed office on 27 March 2026 under Prime Mninister Balendra Shah ^[4]