Rom Bahadur Thapa | |
|---|---|
| रोम बहादुर थापा | |
| Inspector General of Nepal Police | |
| Monarch | King Mahendra |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Preceded by | Pahal Singh Lama |
| Succeeded by | Khadgajeet Baral |
 Consul General of Calcutta | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Prime Minister | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Preceded by | Pahal Singh Lama |
| Succeeded by | Madhav Raj Bhandari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1924 Burma |
| Died | 26 October 1983 (aged 59) |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Children | 4 sons, 1 daughter |
| Occupation | Military Officer Police officer Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nepal |
| Branch/service | Rakshya Dal (Defense Army) |
| Rank | Major |
Rom Bahadur Thapa (1924–1983) is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from the Magar ethnic group.[1][2] Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar).[3][4] He had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He was awarded the Burma Gallantry Medal for his heroic actions during World War II.[5]
He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa was appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government[6][7] after his retirement from Nepal Police.
Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.
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- ^ "Ex Consul Generals for Nepal Consulate General, Kolkata". Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "RUM!". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.