Narayan Khadka
Narayan Khadka | |
|---|---|
| नारायण खड्का | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 22 September 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali |
| 1st Minister of Urban Development of Nepal | |
| In office 25 February 2014 – 10 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Vice President | Paramananda Jha |
| Preceded by | established created |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Narasingha K.C. |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Udayapur 1[1] |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Suresh Kumar Rai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1949 Dingla, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of Pune (PhD)[2] |
Narayan Khadka is a central member of Nepali Congress who has served as the Foreign minister of Nepal since 2021. He has worked previously as Minister of Urban Development under Sushil Koirala-led government.[3][4]
He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Udayapur–1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Nepali Congress.[5][6][1] He was appointed as Foreign Minister by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on September 22, 2021.
Personal life
Narayan Khadka was born on 20 March 1949 in Bhojpur to Chitra Bahadur Khadka and Dharma Kumari Khadka. He has done his Ph.D. in Economics from Pune, India.
Political career
He joined politics in 1967. He had served as the vice-chairman of National Planning Commission of Nepal.
He was also the member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly where he was a member of the National Interest Preservation Committee.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Election Candidate - Dr. Narayan Khadka". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "About Minister of Foreign Affairs Nepal". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.