Surya Bahadur Thapa | |
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सूर्य बहादुर थापा | |
.png) Surya Bahadur Thapa at his residence in 2014. | |
| 24th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office June 5, 2003 – June 4, 2004 | |
| Monarch | King Gyanendra |
| Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| In office October 7, 1997 – April 15, 1998 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| In office May 30, 1979 – July 12, 1983 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Succeeded by | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
| In office January 26, 1965 – April 7, 1969 | |
| Monarch | King Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Giri |
| Succeeded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| In office December 23, 1963 – February 26, 1964 | |
| Monarch | King Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Giri |
| Succeeded by | Tulsi Giri |
| In office 11 April 1955 – 14 April 1955 | |
| Monarch | King Tribhuvan |
| Preceded by | Matrika Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| 3rd Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 1962–1963 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Bal Chandra Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Bishwa Bandhu Thapa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1928[1] Muga village, Dhankuta, Nepal |
| Died | 15 April 2015 (aged 87) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Rastriya Janashakti Party |
| Alma mater | Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University |
Surya Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: सूर्य बहादुर थापा; March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years.
Thapa was selected as a member of advisory council in 1958 and was elected as the chairperson. Later he was appointed to the Upper house in 1959 and appointed chair of the Council of Ministers from 1963 to 1964. He went on to serve four further terms: 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98, and again in 2003 before leaving Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in November 2004.[2]
Surya Thapa was the first prime minister under the Panchayat System of Nepal. In his later years, he was a leader of RPP. He died on 15 April 2015 from respiratory failure while undergoing surgery.
- ^ "Welcome to Frontline : Vol. 29 :: No. 16". Hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Pokhrel, Rajan; Koirala, Keshav (April 16, 2015). "Five-time PM Surya Bahadur Thapa passes away". Retrieved April 16, 2015.