- Office
- Chief Commissionerप्रमुख आयुक्त
- Institution
- Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authorityअख्तियार दुरूपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग Official website
- Source
- ciaa.gov.np Checked 2026-10-11
Short biography
- Career civil servant; served as Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (chairing the Nepal Airlines Corporation board ex officio around 2016), as Secretary responsible for supplies, and as Home Secretary (2019).निजामती सेवाका पूर्वकर्मचारी; संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालयको सचिव (करिब २०७३ मा पदेन नेपाल वायुसेवा निगम सञ्चालक समितिको अध्यक्ष), आपूर्ति हेर्ने सचिव र गृहसचिव (२०७६) भइसकेका। Ratopati Sections on the wide-body aircraft, Nepal Oil Corporation land and Bhutanese refugee cases
- Assumed office as Chief Commissioner of the CIAA on 3 February 2021, appointed by the government of then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli; acting chief Ganesh Raj Joshi resigned in protest, saying he was senior to Rai in the civil service.तत्कालीन प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीको सरकारका पालामा नियुक्त भई २०७७ माघ २१ (३ फेब्रुअरी २०२१) मा अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगको प्रमुख आयुक्तको पदभार ग्रहण; निजामती सेवामा आफू वरिष्ठ भएको भन्दै कायममुकायम प्रमुख आयुक्त गणेशराज जोशीले विरोधमा राजीनामा दिएका थिए। Onlinekhabar English Article body
- Listed as Chief Commissioner on the CIAA website as of 11 October 2026, alongside Commissioners Jaya Bahadur Chand, Dr Hari Paudel and Dr Sumitra Shrestha Amatya.२०२६ अक्टोबर ११ सम्म आयोगको वेबसाइटमा प्रमुख आयुक्तका रूपमा सूचीकृत; आयुक्तहरू जयबहादुर चन्द, डा. हरि पौडेल र डा. सुमित्रा श्रेष्ठ अमात्य। Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Commissioners & Secretary menu / profile page
Record in office
- 2026-06-22 CIAA filed a corruption case at the Special Court over the procurement of passports against 16 individuals, including the Director General of the Department of Passports, and two German companies, seeking recovery of Rs 10.13 billion.राहदानी खरिद प्रकरणमा राहदानी विभागका महानिर्देशकसहित १६ जना व्यक्ति र दुई जर्मन कम्पनीविरुद्ध रु. १० अर्ब १३ करोड बिगो माग गर्दै आयोगले विशेष अदालतमा भ्रष्टाचार मुद्दा दायर गर्यो। The Himalayan Times Article body
- 2026-08-20 Told the House State Affairs and Good Governance Committee that Section 4 of the CIAA Act bars the commission from investigating Cabinet policy decisions and asked Parliament to amend it; he also said the commission had discussed the passport case with the Prime Minister at his invitation before filing.अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग ऐनको दफा ४ ले मन्त्रिपरिषद्का नीतिगत निर्णयमा अनुसन्धान गर्न रोक्ने भएकाले संसद्ले उक्त व्यवस्था संशोधन गर्नुपर्ने उनले प्रतिनिधिसभाको राज्य व्यवस्था तथा सुशासन समितिमा बताए; राहदानी मुद्दा दायर गर्नुअघि प्रधानमन्त्रीको निमन्त्रणामा छलफल भएको पनि उनले बताए। The Himalayan Times Article body
- 2026-09 Submitted the CIAA's 36th annual report (FY 2082/83) to President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas on Asoj 1, 2083, under Article 294 of the Constitution.संविधानको धारा २९४ बमोजिम आयोगको छत्तिसौँ वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन (आ.व. २०८२/८३) २०८३ असोज १ गते शीतल निवासमा राष्ट्रपति रामचन्द्र पौडेलसमक्ष पेस गरे। Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Press release dated 2083/06/01
Controversies and legal matters
Only documented matters, each labelled as an allegation, investigation, charge or court judgment, with the person’s response and the latest outcome — published after editorial review.