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Nagendra Prasad Rijal | |
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26th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office July 16, 1973 – December 1, 1975 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Preceded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
Succeeded by | Tulsi Giri |
In office March 21, 1986 – June 18, 1986 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
Succeeded by | Marich Man Singh Shrestha |
6th Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha | |
In office 1967–1970 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Preceded by | Rajeshwor Devkota |
Succeeded by | Rajeshwor Devkota |
In office 1972–1973 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Preceded by | Rajeshwor Devkota |
Succeeded by | Ram Hari Sharma |
Personal details | |
Born | Telia, Dhankuta, Nepal | April 20, 1927
Died | September 23, 1994 | (aged 67)
Citizenship | Nepalese |
Spouse | Asalata Devi Rijal |
Children | Kulchandra Prasad Rijal Rajendra Prasad Rijal Janak Prasad Rijal Devendra Prasad Rijal |
Alma mater | Benares Hindu University |
Occupation | Politician |
Nagendra Prasad Rijal (20 April 1927 – 23 September 1994)[1] was the Prime Minister of Nepal from July 16, 1973, to December 1, 1975, and from March 21, 1986, to June 18, 1986. He served also as the speaker of Rastriya Panchayat. He was born in Chungmang, Nepal, in Dhankuta District of Nepal.
His life was short and simple giving birth to a new and great politician. Himself who sorted out Nepal until death.[2]