Narayan Khadka
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Dr. Narayan Khadka | |
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| डा. नारायण खड्का | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 September 2021 – 26 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali |
| Succeeded by | Bimala Rai Paudyal |
| 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 |
| Spouse | Dr. Isabella C. Bassignana Khadka |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of Pune (PhD)[2] |
Narayan Khadka is a 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 was 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.