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Narayan Khadka

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Dr. Narayan Khadka
डा. नारायण खड्का
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 September 2021 – 26 December 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byPradeep Kumar Gyawali
Succeeded byBimala Rai Paudyal
1st Minister of Urban Development of Nepal
In office
25 February 2014 – 10 October 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Vice PresidentParamananda Jha
Preceded byestablished created
Succeeded byArjun Narasingha K.C.
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
4 March 2018
ConstituencyUdayapur 1[1]
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded bySuresh Kumar Rai
Personal details
Born (1949-03-20) 20 March 1949 (age 75)
Dingla, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
SpouseDr. Isabella C. Bassignana Khadka
Parents
  • Chitra Bahadur Khadka
  • Dharma Kumari Khadka
EducationUniversity 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Election Candidate - Dr. Narayan Khadka". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "About Minister of Foreign Affairs Nepal". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.