Ram Chandra Poudel

His Excellency
The Right Honourable

Ram Chandra Poudel
रामचन्द्र पौडेल
Official portrait, 2024
3rd President of Nepal
Assumed office
13 March 2023
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
KP Sharma Oli
Sushila Karki
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byBidya Devi Bhandari
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
18 December 1994 – 23 March 1999
MonarchBirendra
DeputyRam Vilas Yadav
Lila Shrestha Subba
Preceded byDaman Nath Dhungana
Succeeded byTaranath Ranabhat
Ministerial positions
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs
In office
1999–2002
MonarchGyanendra
Prime MinisterKrishna Prasad Bhattarai
Girija Prasad Koirala
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction
In office
2007–2008
PresidentGirija Prasad Koirala (Acting)
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister for Local Development and Agriculture
In office
1991–1994
MonarchBirendra
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
22 December 2022 – 9 March 2023
Preceded byKrishna Kumar Shrestha
Succeeded byTBD
ConstituencyTanahun 1
In office
October 1994 – May 2002
Preceded byGovinda Raj Joshi
Succeeded byHimself (as member of Constituent Assembly)
ConstituencyTanahun 2
In office
May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGovinda Raj Joshi
ConstituencyTanahun 1
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byHimself (as member of Pratinidhi Sabha)
Succeeded byKedar Sigdel (as member of Pratinidhi Sabha)
ConstituencyTanahun 2
Vice President of the Nepali Congress
In office
2008–2016
Preceded byPrakash Man Singh
Gopal Man Shrestha
Succeeded byBimalendra Nidhi
Personal details
Born (1944-10-15) 15 October 1944
Tanahun, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyIndependent (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Nepali Congress (until 2023)
Spouse(s)Sabita Poudel
Children5
ParentsRishima (mother)
Durga Prasad (father)
OccupationPolitician

Ram Chandra Poudel (Nepali: राम चन्द्र पौडेल; born 15 October 1944) is a Nepali politician who was the third president of Nepal from March 2023 to September 2025. He used to be a senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Poudel became president on 9 March 2023.[1]

In September 2025, it was reported that Paudel was going to resign as president as a result of the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests.[2] However it was later confirmed that Poudel did not plan to resign.[3] His official residence as president, the Rastrapati Bhawan, was also set on fire during the protests.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ram Chandra Paudel is the new president of Nepal - OnlineKhabar English News". Online Khabar. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Sheoran, Abhishek (9 September 2025). "President Ram Chandra Poudel resigns as violent protests push Nepal on edge". India TV. Independent News Service. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ↑ https://unn.ua/en/news/nepalese-presidents-resignation-new-statement-made-in-kathmandu
  4. ↑ "Nepal's prime minister resigns as protests against the government and corruption rage on". AP News. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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