Pushpa Kamal Dahal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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पुष्पकमल दाहाल | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Dahal in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 15 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Chandra Paudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 11 February 2014 – 11 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Baran Yadav | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ram Chandra Paudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sushil Koirala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Baran Yadav | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Madhav Kumar Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ram Chandra Paudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33rd Prime Minister of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 December 2022 – 15 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | KP Sharma Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 August 2016 – 7 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Khadga Prasad Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 15 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Baran Yadav | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Bamdev Gautam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Madhav Kumar Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ghanashyam Dahal 11 December 1954 Lewade, Dhikur Pokhari VDC, Pokhara, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) (1994–2018; 2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spouse |
Sita Poudel
(m. 1969; died 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4, including Renu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science,Tribhuvan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | cmprachanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Prachanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Nepali: पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December 1954), alias Prachanda (Nepali: प्रचण्ड, pronounced [prʌˈt͡sʌɳɖʌ], transl. "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since July 2024. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on three separate occasions, from 2008 to 2009 as the first prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, from 2016 to 2017, and again from 2022 to 2024.[1][2]
Having been drawn to left-wing politics after seeing severe poverty during his youth, Dahal joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) in 1981, and later became general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) in 1989.[3][4][5] This party later became the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Dahal was the leader of the CPN (M) during the country's civil war and subsequent peace process and the 1st Nepalese constituent assembly. In the 2008 elections, CPN(M) emerged as the largest party, and Dahal became prime minister in August of that year.[6] He resigned from the post on 4 May 2009, after his attempt to sack the then army chief, Rookmangud Katawal, was opposed by then President Ram Baran Yadav.[7] Dahal was sworn in as prime minister for a second time in 2016, as per an agreement to form a rotational government with the Nepali Congress, and resigned on 24 May 2017 to make way for Congress' Sher Bahadur Deuba.[8] Following the 2022 general election, Dahal was sworn in as prime minister again in December 2022, with support from a coalition of parties including CPN (UML), Rastriya Swatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[9] Dahal remained in power for 19 months, changing alliances between the UML and Congress three times, before he was ousted by a failed motion of confidence in the parliament on 12 July 2024.[10]
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