List of prime ministers of Nepal

This is a list of the prime ministers and other heads of government of the Kingdom of Nepal and later the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

The position of Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, romanized: Nēpālakō pradhānamantrī) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history. At the time of the Shah dynasty, the Mulkajis (Chief Kajis) or Chautariyas served the function of prime ministers in a council of 4 Chautariyas, 4 Kajis, and sundry officers. These Bharadars (officers) were drawn from high caste and politically influential families such as Pande dynasty, Basnyat dynasty, Thapa dynasty, etc. The nobility of Gorkha was mainly based from Chhetri families and they had a strong presence in civil administration affairs.[1] All prime ministers of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal, being a Brahmin.[2] The executive power allocation was fluctuating between Kajis and Chautariyas. In 1804, a single authoritative position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shah which carried the executive powers of nation.[3] Mukhtiyar held the position of head of the executive until the adoption of the title of Prime Minister in November 1843 by Mathabar Singh Thapa who became Mukhtiyar as well as Prime Minister and Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese army.[4][5] During the Rana dynasty, the position of prime minister was hereditary and the officeholder held additional titles — Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal and Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Nepal.

After the revolution of 1951, non-aristocratic citizens like Matrika Prasad Koirala held the position of prime minister still under the declaration of the King of Nepal. The first general election was held in 1959 and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala became the first elected prime minister of Nepal. Subsequently, he was deposed and imprisoned in 1960 by King Mahendra who went on to establish the oligarchic authoritative regime of Panchayat system and Nepal did not have a democratic government until 1990. After the Jana Andolan movement in 1990, the country became a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the 1st Constituent Assembly and the country was declared a federal democratic republic. The current constitution was adopted on 20 September 2015, and the first prime minister under this new constitution is Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.

Heads of government of the Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)

Before 1800s

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		King (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	King (Reign)
1		Vamsharaj Pande (1739–1785)	c. 1776	c. 1779	Dewan[note 1]
2		Swarup Singh Karki (1751–1785)	c. 1776	c. 1777	Dewan [note 2][note 2][note 2][note 2][note 2]
3		Sarbajit Rana Magar (1750–1778)	c. 1777	c. 1778	Kaji/Mulkaji[note 3]
(1)		Vamsharaj Pande (1739–1785)	c. 1782	c. 1785	Dewan/Mantri-Nayak[note 4]
4		Abhiman Singh Basnyat (1744–1800)	c. 1785	c. 1794	Mulkaji[note 5]
–		Bahadur Shah of Nepal (1757–1797)	c. 1785	c. 1794	Mul-Chautariya[note 6]
5		Kirtiman Singh Basnyat (??–1801)	c. 1794	c. 1801	Mulkaji[note 7]
6		Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat (??–??)	c. 1801	c. 1803	Mulkaji[note 8]

Mul-Kajis and Muktiyars during the Shah expansion era and before the Rana era

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		King (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	King (Reign)
1		Damodar Pande (1752–1804)	February 1803	March 1804	Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah (1799–1816)
—		Rana Bahadur Shah (1775–1806)	1804[note 9]	26 April 1806
2		Bhimsen Thapa (1775–1839)	1806	July 1837
2		Bhimsen Thapa (1775–1839)	1806	July 1837	Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)
3		Rana Jang Pande (1789–1843) 1st time	1837	1837
4		Ranga Nath Poudyal (1773–?) 1st time	October 1837	August 1838
5		Chautariya Puskhar Shah (1784–1846)	October 1838	1839
(3)		Rana Jang Pande (1789–1843) 2nd time	April 1839	1840
(4)		Ranga Nath Poudyal (1773–?) 2nd time	1840	1840
6		Fateh Jung Shah (1805–1846) 1st time	November 1840	January 1843
7		Mathabar Singh Thapa (1798–1845)	November 1843	25 December 1843

Prime ministers before the Rana era (1843–1846)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Cabinet	King (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Cabinet	King (Reign)
(7)		Mathabar Singh Thapa (1798–1845)	25 December 1843	17 May 1845	–	Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)
(6)		Fateh Jung Shah (1805–1846) 2nd time	September 1845	14 September 1846	Fateh Jung Shah II	Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)

Prime ministers during the Rana era (1846–1951)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			King (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Days	King (Reign)
8		Jung Bahadur Rana (1816–1877) 1st time	15 September 1846	1 August 1856	3608	Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881)
9		Bam Bahadur Kunwar (1818–1857)	1 August 1856	25 May 1857	297
–		Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1823–1863) Acting Prime Minister	25 May 1857	28 June 1857	34
(8)		Jung Bahadur Rana (1816–1877) 2nd time	28 June 1857	25 February 1877	7182
10		Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825–1885)	27 February 1877	22 November 1885	3192
10		Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825–1885)	27 February 1877	22 November 1885	3192	Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1881–1911)
11		Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1852–1901)	22 November 1885	5 March 1901	5581
12		Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1862–1914)	5 March 1901	27 June 1901	114
13		Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929)	27 June 1901	26 November 1929	10379
13		Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929)	27 June 1901	26 November 1929	10379	Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1911–1955)
14		Bhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (1865–1932)	26 November 1929	1 September 1932	1010
15		Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1875–1952)	1 September 1932	29 November 1945	4837
16		Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1882–1961)	29 November 1945	30 April 1948	883
17		Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1967)	30 April 1948	12 November 1951	1291

Prime ministers during the Transition era (1951–1960)

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)Office	Term of office			Mandate	Political party	Cabinet	King (Reign)
No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)Office	Took office	Left office	Days	Mandate	Political party	Cabinet	King (Reign)
	18		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) 1st time	16 November 1951	14 August 1952	272	—	Nepali Congress	M.P. Koirala I	Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951–1955)
—			Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1906–1955)	14 August 1952	15 June 1953	305	—	—	—
	(18)		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) 2nd time	15 June 1953	11 April 1955	668	—	Rastriya Praja Party	M.P. Koirala II
	(18)		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) 2nd time	15 June 1953	11 April 1955	668	—	Rastriya Praja Party	M.P. Koirala II	Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955–1972)
	–		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) Acting	11 April 1955	14 April 1955	3	—	Rastriya Praja Party
—			Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1920–1972)	14 April 1955	27 January 1956	288	—	—	—
	19		Tanka Prasad Acharya (1912–1992)	27 January 1956	26 July 1957	546	—	Nepal Praja Parishad	Tanka Acharya
	20		Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906–1982)	26 July 1957	15 May 1958	293	—	United Democratic Party	K.I. Singh
	21		Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910–1977)	15 May 1958	27 May 1959	377	—	Nepali Congress
	22		Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982) MP for Morang Biratnagar West	27 May 1959	26 December 1960	579	1959	Nepali Congress	B.P. Koirala

Prime ministers during the Panchayat era (1960–1990)

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	King (Reign)
No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Days	Political party	King (Reign)
—			Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1920–1972)	26 December 1960	2 April 1963	827	—	Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955–1972)
	23		Tulsi Giri (1926–2018) 1st time	2 April 1963	23 December 1963	265	Independent
	24		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) 1st time	23 December 1963	26 February 1964	65	Independent
	(23)		Tulsi Giri (1926–2018) 2nd time	26 February 1964	26 January 1965	335	Independent
	(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) 2nd time	26 January 1965	7 April 1969	1532	Independent
	25		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) 1st time	7 April 1969	13 April 1970	371	Independent
	–		Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari (1923–1994) Acting Prime Minister	13 April 1970	14 April 1971	366	Independent
	(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) 2nd time	14 April 1971	16 July 1973	794	Independent
	(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) 2nd time	14 April 1971	16 July 1973	794	Independent	Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972–2001)
	26		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1927–1994) 1st time	16 July 1973	1 December 1975	898	Independent
	(23)		Tulsi Giri (1926–2018) 3rd time	1 December 1975	12 September 1977	651	Independent
	(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) 3rd time	12 September 1977	30 May 1979	625	Independent
	(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) 3rd time	30 May 1979	12 July 1983	1504	Independent
	27		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) 1st time	12 July 1983	21 March 1986	983	Independent
	(26)		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1927–1994) 2nd time	21 March 1986	15 June 1986	86	Independent
	28		Marich Man Singh Shrestha (1942–2013)	15 June 1986	6 April 1990	1391	Independent
	(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) 2nd time	6 April 1990	19 April 1990	13	Independent

Prime ministers during the Constitutional monarchy (1990–2008)

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Mandate	Political party	King (Reign)
No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Days	Mandate	Political party	King (Reign)
	29		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) 1st time	19 April 1990	26 May 1991	402	—	Nepali Congress	Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972–2001)
	30		Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) MP for Morang 1 1st time	26 May 1991	30 November 1994	1284	1991	Nepali Congress
	31		Man Mohan Adhikari (1920–1999) MP for Kathmandu 3	30 November 1994	12 September 1995	286	1994	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	32		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) MP for Dadeldhura 1 1st time	12 September 1995	12 March 1997	547	—	Nepali Congress
	(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) MP for Baitadi 2 3rd time	12 March 1997	7 October 1997	209	—	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)
	(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) MP for Dhankuta 2 4th time	7 October 1997	15 April 1998	190	—	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
	(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) MP for Morang 1 2nd time	15 April 1998	31 May 1999	411	—	Nepali Congress
	(29)		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) MP for Parsa 1 2nd time	31 May 1999	22 March 2000	296	1999	Nepali Congress
	(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) MP for Sunsari 5 3rd time	22 March 2000	26 July 2001	491	—	Nepali Congress
	(30)			22 March 2000	26 July 2001	491	—	Nepali Congress	Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (2001–2008)
	(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) MP for Dadeldhura 1 2nd time	26 July 2001	4 October 2002	435	—	Nepali Congress
—			Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1947–)	4 October 2002	11 October 2002	7	—	—
	(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940–) 4th time	11 October 2002	5 June 2003	237	—	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
	(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) 5th time	5 June 2003	3 June 2004	364	—	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
	(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) 3rd time	3 June 2004	1 February 2005	243	—	Nepali Congress (Democratic)
—			Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1947–)	1 February 2005	25 April 2006	448	—	—
	(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) 4th time	25 April 2006	28 May 2008	764	—	Nepali Congress

Prime ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Mandate	Political party	Cabinet	President (Term)
No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Days	Mandate	Political party	Cabinet	President (Term)
	(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) 5th time	28 May 2008[20][21][22]	18 August 2008[21][22]	82	—	Nepali Congress		Girija Prasad Koirala (2007–2008) (Acting Head of State)
	33		Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954–) MCA for Kathmandu 10 1st time	18 August 2008	25 May 2009	280	2008	Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Dahal I	Ram Baran Yadav (2008–2015)
	34		Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953–) Nominated MCA	25 May 2009	6 February 2011	622	—	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Nepal
	35		Jhala Nath Khanal (1950–) MCA for Ilam 1	6 February 2011	29 August 2011	204	—	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Khanal
	36		Baburam Bhattarai (1954–) MCA for Gorkha 2	29 August 2011	14 March 2013	563	—	Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Bhattarai
	–		Khil Raj Regmi (1949–) Acting Prime Minister	14 March 2013	11 February 2014	334	—	Independent	Regmi Interim
	37		Sushil Koirala (1939–2016) MCA for Banke 3	11 February 2014	12 October 2015	608	2013	Nepali Congress	Sushil Koirala
	38		KP Sharma Oli (1952–) MP for Jhapa 7 1st time	12 October 2015	4 August 2016	297	—	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Oli I
	38		KP Sharma Oli (1952–) MP for Jhapa 7 1st time	12 October 2015	4 August 2016	297	—	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Oli I	Bidhya Devi Bhandari (2015–present)
	(33)		Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954–) MP for Siraha 5 2nd time	4 August 2016[23]	7 June 2017	307	—	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	Dahal II
	(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946–) MP for Dadeldhura 1 4th time	7 June 2017[24]	15 February 2018[25][26]	253	—	Nepali Congress	Deuba IV
	(38)		KP Sharma Oli (1952–) MP for Jhapa 5 2nd time	15 February 2018[27]	Incumbent	1077	2017	Nepal Communist Party	Oli II

Living former prime ministers

As of January 2021, there are seven living former prime ministers.

Prime minister	Term of office	Date of birth
Lokendra Bahadur Chand	(1983-July-12) (1986-March-21)July 12, 1983 – March 21, 1986; (1990-April-06) (1990-April-19)April 6 – April 19, 1990; (1997-March-12) (1997-October-07)March 12 – October 7, 1997; (2002-October-11) (2003-June-05)October 11, 2002 – June 5, 2003	(1940-02-15) 15 February 1940
Sher Bahadur Deuba	(1995-September-12) (1997-March-12)September 12, 1995 – March 12, 1997; (2001-July-26) (2002-October-04)July 26, 2001 – October 4, 2002; (2004-September-03) (2005-February-01)September 3, 2004 – February 1, 2005; (2017-June-07) (2018-February-15)June 7, 2017 – February 15, 2018	(1946-06-13) 13 June 1946
Pushpa Kamal Dahal	(2008-August-18) (2009-May-25)August 18, 2008 – May 25, 2009; (2016-August-04) (2017-June-07)August 4, 2016 – June 7, 2017	(1954-12-11) 11 December 1954
Madhav Kumar Nepal	(2009-May-25) (2011-February-06)May 25, 2009 – February 6, 2011	(1953-03-06) 6 March 1953
Jhala Nath Khanal	(2011-February-11) (2011-August-29)February 11 – August 29, 2011	(1950-05-20) 20 May 1950
Baburam Bhattarai	(2011-August-29) (2013-March-14)August 29, 2011 – March 14, 2013	(1954-06-18) 18 June 1954
Khil Raj Regmi	(2013-March-14) (2014-February-11)March 14, 2013 – February 11, 2014 (Acting Prime Minister)	(1949-05-31) 31 May 1949

References

Footnotes

The document dated Bikram Samvat 1833 Bhadra Vadi 3 Roj 6 (i.e. Friday 2 August 1776), shows that both Swaroop Singh Karki and Vamsharaj Pande had carried the title of Dewan (equivalent to Prime Minister).[6]
The document dated Bikram Samvat 1833 Bhadra Vadi 3 Roj 6 (i.e. Friday 2 August 1776), shows that both Swaroop Singh Karki and Vamsharaj Pande had carried the title of Dewan (equivalent to Prime Minister).[6]
Historian Dilli Raman Regmi asserts that Sarbajit was chosen as Mulkaji (Chief Kaji).[7] Historian Rishikesh Shah asserts that Sarbajit was appointed only a Kaji [8] and was the head of the Nepalese government for a short period in 1778.[9]
Daniel Wright mentions him as the Mantri-Nayak (Prime Minister) under the King Rana Bahadur Shah (1777-1799).[10]
Abhiman Singh Basnyat was replaced by Kirtiman Singh Basnyat as Mulkaji[11] after the dismissal of government on maturity of King Rana Bahadur Shah in 1794 AD.[12]
On Shrawan 1842 B.S. (i.e. July 1785), after the death of Regent Queen Rajendra Laxmi, Bahadur Shah assumed the regency and administration on the call of Bharadars.[13] Historian Baburam Acharya referred the reign of Bahadur Shah as "Primeministership" or "Premiership".[14] Prince Bahadur Shah of Nepal was Chief Chautariya (Mul-Chautariya) up to Baisakh 1851 B.S. (i.e. April 1794). The Chief Chautariya carried the functions of a Prime Minister.[15]
Though the position of Mulkaji (Chief Kaji) was bestowed on Kirtiman Singh in 1794, Damodar Pande was the most influential Kaji.[12] and Damodar lead the military forces and the second government to prevent the re-establishment of royal authority of self-renounced King Rana Bahadur Shah in 1799.[16][17]
Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat, brother of assassinated Kirtiman Singh, was then given the post of Mulkaji.[18]
The position of Mukhtiyar was formed and ruled by renounced King Rana Bahadur Shah on the year 1804 A.D.[19]

Notes

Pahari 1995, p. 632.
Raj 1996, p. 5.
Nepal, Gyanmani (2007). Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.). Kathmandu: Sajha. p. 314. ISBN 9789993325857.
Kandel, Devi Prasad (2011). Pre-Rana Administrative System. Chitwan: Siddhababa Offset Press. p. 95.
Regmi 1971, p. 17.
Regmi 1975, p. 272.
D.R. Regmi 1975, p. 285.
Shaha 1990, p. 46.
Shaha 2001, p. 21.
Wright 1877, p. 260.
Karmacharya 2005, p. 56.
Pradhan 2012, p. 12.
Vaidya & Bajracharya 1991, p. 9.
Regmi 1972, p. 12.
Regmi 1971, p. 12.
Pradhan 2012, p. 13.
Acharya 2012, pp. 28-32.
Acharya 2012, p. 35.
Pradhan 2012, p. 25.
"Girija Prasad koirla prime minister". nepalnews. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
"Girija prasad, acting head of state of nepal". cnn. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
bbc http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7475112.stm. Retrieved 2017-12-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda sworn in as new Nepal PM". Hindustan Times. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
"Sher Bahadur Deuba sworns in as Prime Minister". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
"PM Deuba announces resignation". The Kathmandu Post. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
"Sher Bahadur Deuba resigns, KP Oli to take over as Nepal PM". The Indian Express. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
"Newly appointed PM KP Sharma Oli takes oath of office". The Kathmandu Post. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-15.

Books

Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna (ed.), Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, ISBN 9789937241748
Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, ISBN 9789993325857
Amatya, Shaphalya (June–November 1978), "The failure of Captain Knox's mission in Nepal" (PDF), Ancient Nepal, Kathmandu (46–48): 9–17, retrieved January 11, 2013
Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, ISBN 9788180698132
Karmacharya, Ganga (2005), Queens in Nepalese Politics: an account of roles of Nepalese queens in state affairs, 1775-1846, Nepal: Educational Publishing House, ISBN 9789994633937
Pahari, Anup (1995), The Origins, Growth and Dissolution of Feudalism in Nepal: A Contribution to the Debate on Feudalism in Non-European Societies, 4, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Raj, Prakash A. (1996), Brahmins of Nepal, Nabeen Publications, ISBN 9780785573661
Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1971). Regmi Research Series (PDF). 03. Regmi Research Centre.
Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1972). Regmi Research Series (PDF). 04. Regmi Research Centre.
Shaha, Rishikesh (1990), Modern Nepal 1769–1885, Riverdale Company, ISBN 0-913215-64-3
Shaha, Rishikesh (2001), An Introduction of Nepal, Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
D.R. Regmi (1975), Modern Nepal, 1, Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay, ISBN 0883864916
Wright, Daniel (1877), History of Nepal, Cambridge University Press

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Prime ministers of Nepal
Kingdom of Nepal (19th century–1990)	Damodar Pande Bhimsen Thapa Ranga Nath Poudyal Chautariya Puskhar Shah Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Fateh Jung Shah Mathabarsingh Thapa Fateh Jung Shah Jung Bahadur Rana Bam Bahadur Kunwar Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana Jung Bahadur Rana Renaudip Singh Bahadur Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1952–1953) Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1955–1956) Tanka Prasad Acharya Kunwar Inderjit Singh Subarna Shamsher Rana Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Kirti Nidhi Bista vacant (1970–1971) Kirti Nidhi Bista Nagendra Prasad Rijal Tulsi Giri Kirti Nidhi Bista Surya Bahadur Thapa Lokendra Bahadur Chand Nagendra Prasad Rijal Marich Man Singh Shrestha Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Kingdom of Nepal (1990–2008)	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Man Mohan Adhikari Sher Bahadur Deuba Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Girija Prasad Koirala Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2002) Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2005–2006) Girija Prasad Koirala
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)	Girija Prasad Koirala Pushpa Kamal Dahal Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Khil Raj Regmi Sushil Koirala KP Sharma Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sher Bahadur Deuba KP Sharma Oli