Prabhu Ram Sharma | |
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महारथी श्री प्रभु राम शर्मा | |
Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal | |
Assumed office 9 September 2021 | |
President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Paudel |
Preceded by | Purna Chandra Thapa |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 January 1964 |
Awards | Prabal Jana Sewa Shree Padak Suprabal Janasewa Shree |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nepal |
Branch/service | Nepal Army |
Rank | General |
General Prabhu Ram Sharma (Nepali: प्रभु राम शर्मा; born 5 January 1964) is the present Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army.[1][2] He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021.[3][4] He succeeded General Purna Chandra Thapa.[5]
Sharma was born on January 5, 1964, in Kathmandu. He entered into Nepal army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master's degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras.
Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters.[6]
Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.[7][8]