Minister of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Incumbent
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
since 6 March 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHonourable
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament
SeatKathmandu, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1948; 76 years ago (1948)
First holderMohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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The minister of foreign affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्री, romanized: Pararāṣṭra Mantrī, or simply, the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the federal cabinet, the chief responsibility of the foreign minister is to represent Nepal and its government in the international community. The Foreign Minister also plays an important role in determining and implementing Nepalese foreign policy.[1]

List of ministers

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Nepal.[2][3]

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office
Kingdom of Nepal
— Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–2004)
Acting 		1948
1 Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
(1885–1967)
As Prime Minister 		1948–1951
2 Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)
As Prime Minister 		1951–1952
3 Khadga Man Singh
(1907–1994) 		1952–1953
(2) Matrika Prasad Koirala
(1912–1997)
As Prime Minister 		1953–1954
4 Dilli Raman Regmi
(1913–2001) 		1954–1955
5 Sovag Jung Thapa
(1910–2004) 		1955–1956
6 Chuda Prasad Sharma
(1916–1989) 		1956–1957
7 Kunwar Inderjit Singh
(1906–1982)
As Prime Minister 		1957
8 Purendra Bikram Shah
(1900–?) 		1958–1959
9 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
(1914–1982)
As Prime Minister 		1959–1960
10 Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018) 		1960–1962
11 Rishikesh Shah
(1925–2002) 		1962
(10) Tulsi Giri
(1926–2018) 		1962–1963
12 Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017) 		1963–1968
13 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
(1923–1994) 		1968–1971
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)
As Prime Minister 		1971–1972
14 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
(1930–1992) 		1972–1975
15 Krishna Raj Aryal
(b. 1928) 		1975–1979
(12) Kirti Nidhi Bista
(1927–2017)
As Prime Minister 		1979
16 K. B. Shahi
(b. 1929) 		1979–1981
17 Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)
As Prime Minister 		1981–1982
18 Padma Bahadur Khatri
(1915–1985) 		1982–1985
19 Ranadhir Subba
(1909–1992) 		1985–1986
20 Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay
(1929–2011) 		1986–1990
21 Hari Bahadur Basnet
(b. 1942) 		1990
22 Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(b. 1941) 		1990
23 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)
As Prime Minister 		1990–1991
24 Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)
As Prime Minister 		1991–1994
25 Madhav Kumar Nepal
(b. 1953) 		1994–1995
26 Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944) 		1995–1997
27 Rabindra Nath Sharma
(1930?–2008) 		1997
(26) Prakash Chandra Lohani
(b. 1944) 		1997
28 Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955) 		1997–1998
(24) Girija Prasad Koirala
(1924–2010)
As Prime Minister 		1998–1999
(23) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(1924–2011)
As Prime Minister 		1999
29 Ram Sharan Mahat
(b. 1951) 		1999–2000
30 Chakra Bastola
(1946–2018) 		2000–2001
31 Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		2001–2002
32 Narendra Bikram Shah
(b. 1940) 		2002–2003
(17) Surya Bahadur Thapa
(1928–2015)
As Prime Minister 		2003–2004
33 Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
(b. 1937) 		2004
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		2004–2005
34 Ramesh Nath Pandey
(b. 1944) 		2005–2006
35 KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952) 		2006–2007
36 Sahana Pradhan
(1927–2014) 		2007–2008
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
37 Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960) 		2008–2009
38 Sujata Koirala
(b. 1954) 		2009–2011
(37) Upendra Yadav
(b. 1960) 		2011
39 Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960) 		2011–2012
40 Ishwar Pokhrel
(b. 1954) 		2012
(39) Narayan Kaji Shrestha
(b. 1960) 		2012–2013
41 Madhav Prasad Ghimire
(1961–2016) 		2013–2014
42 Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
(b. 1948) 		2014–2015
(28) Kamal Thapa
(b. 1955) 		2015–2016
43 Prakash Sharan Mahat
(b. 1959) 		2016–2017
44 Krishna Bahadur Mahara
(b. 1958) 		2017
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		2017–2018
45 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
(b. 1962) 		2018–2021
46 Raghubir Mahaseth
(b. 1961) 		2021
(35) KP Sharma Oli
(b. 1952)
As Prime Minister 		2021
(31) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(b. 1946)
As Prime Minister 		2021
47 Narayan Khadka
(b. 1949) 		2021–2022
48 Bimala Rai Paudyal
(b. 1966) 		2023-2023
49 Pushpa Kamal Dahal
(b. 1954)
As Prime Minister 		2023-2023
50 Narayan Prakash Saud
(b. 1962) 		2023–present

References

  1. ^ "About MoFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ^ "Former Minister List – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ^ "Foreign ministers L–R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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