Bhim Bahadur Rawal

Bhim Bahadur Rawal
भीम बहादुर रावल
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
5 November 2015 – 1 August 2016
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK.P. Oli
Defence Minister of Nepal
In office
5 November 2015 – 1 August 2016
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK.P. Oli
Preceded bySushil Koirala (prime minister)
Succeeded byBal Krishna Khand
Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal
In office
2009–2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Minister of Science and Technology
In office
1998–1999
MonarchBirendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister of State for Commerce, Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
1994–1995
MonarchBirendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime MinisterMan Mohan Adhikari
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
ConstituencyAchham 1
In office
October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded byBal Bahadur Kunwar
Succeeded byGobinda Bahadur Shah
ConstituencyAchham 1
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded bySher Bahadur Kunwor
ConstituencyAchham 1
Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1956-07-19) July 19, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Achham, Nepal
Political partyCPN UML
SpouseSangita Rawal
Parent(s)Moti Singh Rawal (father)
Dhana Shova Rawal(mother)
EducationTribhuvan University (PhD)

Dr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal (Nepali: डा.भीम बहादुर रावल) commonly known as Bhim Rawal is a Nepali politician, former Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Nepal in Second Oli cabinet.[2][3] He served as the Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal in Madhav Nepal cabinet.[4] He was one of the six Deputy Prime Minister in KP Sharma Oli cabinet including Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, C. P. Mainali, Chitra Bahadur K.C., Kamal Thapa and Top Bahadur Rayamajhi which was accused of paving the way for MCC in Nepal but not confirmed yet.[5]

He has also served as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet led by Nepali Congress from 1998 - 1999. He was taken as prospective CPN-UML chairman by his cadres during 2017 Nepalese legislative election campaign.[6] He lost in 10th general congress of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) from KP Sharma Oli in chairman post gaining as low as 10% vote. since then, his political future is said to be uncertain. He was proposed by Mahadev Bajgai and Supported By Dudhkala Bista for his Candidacy of party chairman.[7]

On 18 July 2021, he had resigned as member of parliament stating he wanted to leave active politics.[8] Still he took his resignation back which is his usual practice to keep sympathy of people continuously.

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "Envoy Upadhyay worked against national interest-DPM Rawal". My Republica. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26". The Himalayan Times. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Madhav Nepal expands cabinet, inducts 5 new ministers". DNA India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "एमसीसी टाइमलाइनः कहिले के भयो ?". ईमाउण्टेन समाचार. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Supporters see Rawal as-future-PM-UML-boss". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. ^ Online, T. H. T. (2021-11-30). "Bhusal too loses vice-chair election, Ashtalaxmi garners highest number of votes for the post". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  8. ^ "एमाले सांसद भीम रावलले दिए राजीनामा". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-07-18.