Prime Minister, also responsible for Defenceप्रधानमन्त्री तथा रक्षा मन्त्रीवालेन्द्र शाह
Balendra Shahas of 2026-10-11Photo: opmcm.gov.np
Balendra Shahas of 2026-10-11Photo: opmcm.gov.np
- Office
- Prime Minister, also responsible for Defenceप्रधानमन्त्री तथा रक्षा मन्त्री
- Institution
- Ministry of Defenceरक्षा मन्त्रालय Official website
- Member of Parliament
- Member page
- Source
- opmcm.gov.np/pages/ministers-pages-23 Checked 2026-10-11
Short biography
- Balendra Shah holds the Ministry of Defence as Prime Minister; the ministry lists him as 'Prime Minister and Defence Minister'.प्रधानमन्त्री वालेन्द्र शाहले रक्षा मन्त्रालय पनि सम्हालेका छन्; मन्त्रालयले उनलाई 'सम्माननीय प्रधानमन्त्री तथा रक्षा मन्त्री' भनी उल्लेख गरेको छ। Ministry of Defence, Government of Nepal mod.gov.np minister-detail page, minister box
- Assumed office as Prime Minister on 27 March 2026; senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party; previously Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (2022–2025).२७ मार्च २०२६ मा प्रधानमन्त्री पदभार ग्रहण; राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीका वरिष्ठ नेता; यसअघि काठमाडौं महानगरपालिकाका मेयर (२०२२–२०२५)। Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers OPMCM minister-detail page, opening paragraph
- Civil engineer with a B.E. (Purwanchal University) and an M.Tech in Structural Engineering (Visvesvaraya Technological University, India).पूर्वाञ्चल विश्वविद्यालयबाट बी.ई. र भारतको विश्वेश्वरैया प्राविधिक विश्वविद्यालयबाट स्ट्रक्चरल इन्जिनियरिङमा एम.टेक गरेका सिभिल इन्जिनियर। Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Section 'Academic Background and Professional Profile'
Controversies and legal matters
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