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मंगलबहादुर शाही
Mangal Bahadur Shahi

Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्रीमंगलबहादुर शाही
Mangal Bahadur Shahias of 2026-10-11Photo: ocmcm.karnali.gov.np

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Office
Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्री
Name in English
Mangal Bahadur Shahi ocmcm.karnali.gov.np/minister-detail English view, Checked 2026-10-18
Province
Karnali Provinceकर्णाली प्रदेश Official website
Source
ocmcm.karnali.gov.np/minister-detail Checked 2026-10-11

Short biography

  • Studied law up to the Intermediate of Law (I.L.) level at Nepal Law Campus and taught for 13 years at schools in Mugu.नेपाल ल क्याम्पसबाट आई.एल.सम्म अध्ययन गर्नुभएको र मुगुका विद्यालयहरूमा १३ वर्ष अध्यापन गर्नुभएको। Kantipur paragraphs on education and teaching; education also on assembly profile (pb-karnali-pa-m41)
  • Party record per his assembly profile: joined ANNFSU in 2045 BS, CPN-UML area committee secretary in 2054 BS, joined the CPN (Maoist) in 2058 BS and was district secretary in 2064 BS; later a central committee member. The assembly now lists his party as the Nepali Communist Party.प्रदेश सभाको विवरणअनुसार वि.सं. २०४५ मा अनेरास्ववियुमा आबद्ध, २०५४ मा नेकपा एमालेको इलाका कमिटी सचिव, २०५८ मा नेकपा माओवादीमा आबद्ध, २०६४ मा जिल्ला सेक्रेटरी र पछि केन्द्रीय समिति सदस्य; हाल प्रदेश सभाले उहाँको दल नेपाली कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी उल्लेख गरेको छ। Provincial Assembly Secretariat, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश field 'राजनैतिक' and 'प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने पार्टि'
  • Elected to the Karnali Provincial Assembly from Mugu in 2079 BS; Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development from 2079-10-11 to 2080-12-28 BS; chosen leader of his party's provincial parliamentary party in Magh 2082 BS.वि.सं. २०७९ मा मुगुबाट प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचित; वि.सं. २०७९-१०-११ देखि २०८०-१२-२८ सम्म भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा शहरी विकास मन्त्री; वि.सं. २०८२ माघमा संसदीय दलको नेता चयन। Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development, Karnali Province table row ५; election and party-leader details from pb-karnali-ek-cm-profile
  • Appointed Chief Minister on 28 July 2026 (2083 Shrawan 12 BS) under Article 168(2) and sworn in on 29 July 2026, succeeding Yamlal Kadel; at first he held every ministry himself, and the cabinet was expanded on 2083/05/03 and 2083/05/11 BS.वि.सं. २०८३ साउन १२ गते संविधानको धारा १६८ (२) बमोजिम मुख्यमन्त्रीमा नियुक्त र साउन १३ गते शपथ (यामलाल कडेलको उत्तराधिकारी); सुरुमा सबै मन्त्रालय आफैँसँग राख्नुभयो, र वि.सं. २०८३/०५/०३ र ०५/११ मा मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तार गरियो। Office of the Province Head, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश press release २०८३/०४/१३ and its 'तपसिल'; appointment pb-karnali-oph-2083-04-12; expansions pb-karnali-oph-2083-05-03 and pb-karnali-oph-2083-05-11; predecessor pb-karnali-ocmcm-former-cms

Record in office

  • 2026-07-31 Issued a signed appeal expressing grief over the loss of life and property in recent incidents in Sunsari, Siraha and elsewhere in Madhesh Province, and called on parties, civil society and the media to keep social harmony and the rule of law.सुनसरी, सिराहा लगायत मधेश प्रदेशका विभिन्न स्थानमा भएका जनधनको क्षतिप्रति दुःख व्यक्त गर्दै शान्ति, सद्भाव र कानूनी शासन कायम राख्न राजनीतिक दल, नागरिक समाज र सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई हार्दिक अपिल गर्नुभयो। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Karnali Province signed appeal dated १५ श्रावण २०८३
  • 2026-08-16 Chaired a meeting that decided relief for people affected by the flood and landslide in Risang, Bheri Municipality-2, Jajarkot: relief materials, health care through the Ministry of Social Development, temporary housing grants, clearing blocked roads and insurance-based relief payments.जाजरकोटको भेरी नगरपालिका-२ रिसाङ क्षेत्रको बाढी-पहिरो प्रभावितलाई राहत सामग्री, सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालयमार्फत स्वास्थ्य उपचार, अस्थायी आवास अनुदान, अवरुद्ध सडक खुलाउने र बीमामार्फत राहत रकम उपलब्ध गराउने निर्णय गरेको बैठकको अध्यक्षता गर्नुभयो। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Karnali Province meeting of २०८३/०४/३१, decisions क-ज
  • 2026-10-05 Recommended Sarbaraj Joshi for appointment as Chief Attorney (letter dated 2083/06/12 BS); the Province Head made the appointment on 2083/06/19 BS.सर्वराज जोशीलाई मुख्य न्यायाधिवक्तामा नियुक्तिका लागि सिफारिस गर्नुभयो (वि.सं. २०८३/०६/१२ को पत्र); प्रदेश प्रमुखले वि.सं. २०८३/०६/१९ मा नियुक्त गर्नुभयो। Office of the Province Head, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश press release dated २०८३/०६/१९
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