Prime Minister of Nepal

Prime Minister of of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री
Incumbent
Pushpa Kamal Dahal[1]
since 26 December 2022
StyleThe Right Honourable
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationPM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceBaluwatar, Kathmandu[2]
SeatSingha Durbar, Kathmandu
AppointerPresident of Nepal
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderBhimsen Thapa
Formation1806 (1806)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Nepal
Websitewww.opmcm.gov.np

The Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, romanized: Nēpālakō pradhānamantrī) is the head of government of Nepal. Together with their Council of Ministers, the prime minister exercises executive power in the country.

The prime minister must enjoy the confidence in the Pratinidhi Sabha before being appointed by the president and shall resign if they are unable to retain the majority in the House.

The residence of the prime minister of Nepal is in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.[2][3] The seat of the prime minister is Singha Darbar since the time of Chandra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[4]

The current prime minister is Pushpa Kamal Dahal from CPN (Maoist Center) since 25 December 2022. He was appointed by the President Bidhya Devi Bhandari as per Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal.[5]

  1. ^ Online, T. H. T. (2022-12-25). "President Bhandari appoints Dahal as new PM, swearing-in on Monday". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  2. ^ a b "PM Deuba shifts to official residence in Baluwatar". thehimalayantimes.com. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Baluwatar vacated - The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PM's Office - Heritage Tale - ECSNEPAL - The Nepali Way". ecs.com.np. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "President appoints Pushpa Kamal Dahal prime minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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