Hikmat Kumar Karki

Honourable
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Honourable Hikmat Kumar Karki
हिक्मत कुमार कार्की
	Official portrait, 2023
4th Chief Minister of Koshi Province
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2024
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
President	Ram Chandra Paudel; Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Rajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Preceded by	Incumbent
Other senior positions
Leader of the House in the; Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2024
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Preceded by	Rajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Leader of the Opposition in the; Koshi Provincial Assembly
	In office; 3 November 2023 – 3 May 2024
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Kedar Karki
Preceded by	Bhakti Prasad Sitaula
	In office; 7 July 2023 – 8 September 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thapa
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Shamsher Rai
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
	In office; 15 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
Governor	Somnath Adhikari
Chief Minister	Sher Dhan Rai
Preceded by	Constituon created
Succeeded by	Bhim Acharya
Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Jiwan Acharya
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Indra Bahadur Angbo
Succeeded by	Jiwan Acharya
Preceded by	Incumbent
Parliamentary offices
Parliamentary Party leader of the; CPN (UML) in Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2022
Preceded by	Bhim Acharya
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 February 2018
Constituency	Jhapa 5 (A)
Personal details
Born	15 June 1966 (age 58); Gauradha, Jhapa, Nepal
Political party	CPN (UML)
Spouse	Anjana Pandey Karki
Education	Masters in Law

Hikmat Kumar Karki (Nepali: हिक्मत कुमार कार्की; born 15 June 1966) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He has served as the chief minister of Koshi Province.^[1]^[2] He is also member of standing committee of CPN (UML). Karki has been serving as a member of the provincial assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 2017. Karki had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021.^[3]

^ "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Uddab Thapa takes the oath of office as Koshi Province's chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[1] "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[2] "Uddab Thapa takes the oath of office as Koshi Province's chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[:6-3] "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

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