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Minister of Home Affairs (Nepal)

Minister of Home Affairs (Nepal)

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The Minister of Home Affairs (Nepali: गृहमन्त्री, romanized: Gṛha Mantrī; or simply, the Home Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of Nepal's internal security; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction.

The Minister of Home Affairs (Nepali: गृहमन्त्री, romanized: Gṛha Mantrī; or simply, the Home Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of Nepal's internal security; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction.

The current Minister of Home Affairs is Sudan Gurung since 27 March,2026 under the government of Balendra Shah.

This is a list of former ministers of home affairs since 1991:

#NameTerm of officePrime MinisterMinister's party
1Sher Bahadur Deuba29 May 199130 November 19943 years, 185 daysGirija Prasad KoiralaNepali Congress
2K. P. Sharma Oli30 November 199412 September 1995286 daysMan Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML)
3Khum Bahadur Khadka12 September 199512 March 19971 year, 181 daysSher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress
4Bam Dev Gautam12 March 19977 October 1997209 daysLokendra Bahadur ChandCPN (UML)
5Budhhiman Tamang27 October 19973 December 199737 daysSurya Bahadur ThapaRPP
(3)Khum Bahadur Khadka3 December 199715 April 1998133 daysNepali Congress
6Govinda Raj Joshi21 April 199825 December 1998248 daysGirija Prasad Koirala
25 December 199831 May 1999157 days
7Purna Bahadur Khadka30 June 199922 March 2000266 daysKrishna Prasad Bhattarai
(6)Govinda Raj Joshi22 March 200029 September 2000191 daysGirija Prasad Koirala
8Ram Chandra Paudel29 September 200026 July 2001300 days
(3)Khum Bahadur Khadka26 July 20014 October 20021 year, 70 daysSher Bahadur Deuba
9Dharma Bahadur Thapa11 October 200211 April 2003182 daysLokendra Bahadur ChandIndependent
10Badri Prasad Mandal11 April 20035 June 200355 daysNepal Sadbhawana Party
11Kamal Thapa5 June 200310 June 20041 year, 5 daysSurya Bahadur ThapaRPP
(7)Purna Bahadur Khadka5 July 20041 February 2005211 daysSher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress (Democratic)
12Krishna Prasad Sitaula29 April 20061 April 2007337 daysGirija Prasad KoiralaNepali Congress
1 April 200718 August 20081 year, 139 days
(4)Bam Dev Gautam18 August 200825 May 2009280 daysPushpa Kamal DahalCPN (UML)
13Bhim Bahadur Rawal25 May 20096 February 20111 year, 257 daysMadhav Kumar Nepal
14Krishna Bahadur Mahara6 February 201129 August 2011204 daysJhala Nath KhanalMaoist Centre
15Bijay Kumar Gachhadar4 September 201114 March 20131 year, 191 daysBaburam BhattaraiMJFN (L)
16Madhav Ghimire14 March 201311 February 2014334 daysKhil Raj RegmiIndependent
(4)Bam Dev Gautam25 February 201412 October 20151 year, 229 daysSushil KoiralaCPN (UML)
17Shakti Bahadur Basnet19 October 20154 August 2016290 daysKP Sharma OliMaoist Centre
18Bimalendra Nidhi4 August 20167 June 2017307 daysPushpa Kamal DahalNepali Congress
19Janardan Sharma7 June 201717 October 2017132 daysSher Bahadur DeubaMaoist Centre
20Ram Bahadur Thapa26 February 201820 May 20213 years, 83 daysKP Sharma OliMaoist Centre
21Khagaraj Adhikari10 June 202122 June 202112 daysCPN (UML)
22Bishnu Prasad Paudel24 June 202113 July 202119 days
24Bal Krishna Khand13 July 202126 December 20221 year, 166 daysSher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress
23Rabi Lamichhane26 December 202227 January 202332 daysPushpa Kamal DahalRSP
24Narayan Kaji Shrestha31 March 20234 March 2024339 daysMaoist Centre
(23)Rabi Lamichhane6 March 202415 July 2024131 daysRSP
25Ramesh Lekhak15 July 20248 September 20251 year, 55 daysKP Sharma OliNepali Congress
26Om Prakash Aryal15 September 202527 March 2026193 daysSushila KarkiIndependent
27Sudan Gurung27 March 2026Incumbent12 daysBalendra ShahRastriya Swatantra Party
  • Official Website of Ministry of Home Affairs

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