Ram Bahadur Thapa
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Ram Bahadur Thapa | |
|---|---|
| रामबहादुर थापा | |
| Vice chairman of CPN (UML) | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2021 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 20 May 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Succeeded by | Khagaraj Adhikari |
| Member of National Assembly from Bagmati | |
| In office 2017 – 18 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Khim Lal Devkota |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1955[1] |
| Party | CPN (UML) (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021) |
Ram Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: रामबहादुर थापा), also known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepalese politician and a vice chairman of the CPN (UML).[2][3] He is currently a member and parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) in the parliament. He previously served as Minister of Home Affairs from 2018 to 2021.[4][5]
Before the establishment of the Nepal Communist Party, he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[6] He was formerly the member of National Assembly from Bagmati Province.
Thapa was the Minister for Defence during the Katawal incident, which led to the resignation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[7]
Thapa led a group of MPs, MLAs and fellow leaders who joined CPN (UML) leaving CPN (Maoist Centre) following the split in Nepal Communist Party.[8]
