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यज्ञराज जोशी
Yagya Raj Joshi*

Governor (Chief of Province)प्रदेश प्रमुखयज्ञराज जोशी
Yagya Raj Joshi*as of 2026-10-11

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Office
Governor (Chief of Province)प्रदेश प्रमुख
Name in English
Yagya Raj Joshi PolicyNepal transliteration of the Nepali name; no official English spelling found.
Province
Karnali Provinceकर्णाली प्रदेश Official website
Source
oph.karnali.gov.np/provincehead Checked 2026-10-11

Short biography

  • Appointed Province Head of Karnali Province by President Ram Chandra Paudel on 31 July 2024, under Article 163(2) of the Constitution on the recommendation of the federal Council of Ministers.राष्ट्रपति रामचन्द्र पौडेलले संविधानको धारा १६३ (२) बमोजिम सङ्घीय मन्त्रिपरिषद्को सिफारिसमा ३१ जुलाई २०२४ मा कर्णाली प्रदेशको प्रदेश प्रमुखमा नियुक्त गर्नुभएको। HimalPress paragraph 2
  • Took the oath of office before the President and assumed office in Surkhet as the province's fourth Province Head (reported 2 August 2024).राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष शपथ लिएपछि सुर्खेतमा कर्णाली प्रदेशको चौथो प्रदेश प्रमुखका रूपमा पदभार ग्रहण गर्नुभएको (२ अगस्ट २०२४ को समाचार)। Radio Nepalरेडियो नेपाल paragraphs 1-4

Record in office

  • 2026-07-28 Appointed Provincial Assembly member Mangal Bahadur Shahi as Chief Minister under Article 168(2), after receiving a petition backed by the CPN-UML and Nepali Communist Party parliamentary parties in the Karnali assembly.कर्णाली प्रदेश सभाका नेकपा (एमाले) र नेपाली कम्युनिष्ट पार्टीका संसदीय दलको समर्थनसहितको निवेदन प्राप्त भएपछि संविधानको धारा १६८ (२) बमोजिम प्रदेश सभा सदस्य मंगल बहादुर शाहीलाई मुख्यमन्त्रीमा नियुक्त गर्नुभयो। Office of the Province Head, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश press release dated २०८३/०४/१२ (श्रावण १२)
  • 2026-09-14 On the provincial cabinet's recommendation, prorogued the eighth session of the second Karnali Provincial Assembly under Article 183(2), effective from midnight on 2083 Bhadra 29 BS.प्रदेश मन्त्रिपरिषद्को सिफारिसमा संविधानको धारा १८३ (२) बमोजिम वि.सं. २०८३ भदौ २९ गते राति १२ बजेदेखि लागू हुने गरी कर्णाली प्रदेश सभाको दोस्रो कार्यकालको आठौँ अधिवेशन अन्त्य गर्नुभयो। Office of the Province Head, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश press release dated २०८३/०५/२९
  • 2026-10-05 On the Chief Minister's recommendation, appointed Sarbaraj Joshi as Chief Attorney (the provincial government's chief legal adviser) under Article 160(2).मुख्यमन्त्रीको सिफारिसमा संविधानको धारा १६० (२) बमोजिम सर्वराज जोशीलाई प्रदेश सरकारको मुख्य कानूनी सल्लाहकारका रूपमा मुख्य न्यायाधिवक्तामा नियुक्त गर्नुभयो। Office of the Province Head, Karnali Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश press release dated २०८३/०६/१९; also Pradesh Rajpatra Khanda 9 Atiriktanka 11
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