Madhav Kumar Nepal

Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal
माधवकुमार नेपाल
34th Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Deputy	Sujata Koirala
Preceded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Succeeded by	Jhala Nath Khanal
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Preceded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Lohani
Minister of Defence
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Personal details
Born	6 March 1953 (age 68); Gaur, Nepal
Political party	CPN (Unified-Socialist) (2021-present)
Other political; affiliations	Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist–Leninist) (Before 1975); All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist–Leninist) (1975–1978); Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1978–1991); Communist Party of Nepal (UML) (1991–2018; 2021) Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Website	Official website

Madhav Kumar Nepal (Nepali: माधवकुमार नेपाल, [madʱʌbˈkumar neˈpal] (listen);(born 6 March 1953) known informally as "Makuney" (Nepali: माकुने, Nepali pronunciation: [makune]; is a Nepali politician who served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011.^[1] He previously served as the deputy prime minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Man Mohan Adhikari. He was previously the General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) for 15 years.

Early political activism[]

Nepal joined the communist movement in 1969. During the underground struggle, he used party names such as 'Subodh', 'Sunil', 'Ranjan' and 'Bibek'. In 1971, he became a district committee member of the Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist-Leninist). At a conference held in Biratnagar June 7–8, 1975, Nepal was elected as a bureau member of the All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist). When the ANCRCC (ML) founded the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) in 1978, Nepal was elected a politburo member of the new party.

Political career[]

He was the deputy prime minister in the CPN (UML) minority government in 1994-1995 as well as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly during the 1990s. He argued for the Nepal Civil War to be solved through talks and did not believe that mobilization of the army was the solution and as the leader of CPN (UML), was one of the three key Nepali leaders, the other two being prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and rebel Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', crucial in bringing the Maoists into the peace process and signing the 12 point peace accords that ended the decade long war.

Nepal was arrested in 2001 during a crackdown on anti-government protest. Following the palace massacre he called for prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala to step down, though later joined forces with him to launch a campaign against King Gyanendra's assumption of executive powers.^{[citation needed]}

On 12 April 2008, Nepal resigned as General Secretary of the CPN (UML),^[2] after having lost the Kathmandu-2 seat to Maoist candidate Jhakku Prasad Subedi in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.^[3] Subedi was a comparatively obscure candidate.^[4] Nepal was also defeated in Rautahat-6 constituency by CPN(M) candidate Devendra Patel.^[5] He later won both the seats in the second Constituent Assembly election in 2013, defeating his opponent in Kathmandu-2, Nepali Congress candidate Deepak Kuikel by a margin of over 10,000 votes. He defeated the same opponent in Kathmandu-2, again in the 2017 general election by a margin of 14,000 votes, earning nearly twice the number of votes as his opponent, Deepak Kuikel.

In June 2008, the CPN (UML) proposed that Nepal become the country's first President, following the declaration of a republic, though the idea did not materialise after disagreement with the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).^[6]

Prime Minister of Nepal[]

Nepal with President Ram Baran Yadav

He became the 34th Prime Minister of Nepal on 25 May 2009 after his predecessor Prachanda resigned over a conflict with the president over the dismissal of the army's chief of staff.^[7]

Nepal himself resigned as prime minister on 30 June 2010 in an effort to help the government move past its deadlock and to pave the way for a national consensus government, as demanded by the opposition.^[8]^[9]

Prime Minister Nepal delivering a speech at Tundikhel the occasion of Democracy Day.

Political offices[]

1990: Member, Constitution Drafting Commission
1991-1999: Member of the National Assembly
1991-1994: Leader of Opposition, National Assembly
1993-2008: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
1994-1995: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999-2002: Member of the House of Representatives from Rautahat-1
1999-2002: Leader of the Opposition, House of Representatives
2008-2013: Member of the Constituent Assembly from CPN (UML) party list
2009-2011: Prime Minister of Nepal
2013-2017: Member of the Legislative Parliament from Kathmandu-2
2017–2021: Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-2

Personal life[]

Madhav Kumar Nepal was born into a Brahmin family to Mangal Kumar and Durgadevi Upadhaya.^[10]^[11] He graduated in Commerce from Tribhuvan University in 1973 and worked in banking and civil service before turning to full-time politics. He has two brothers, Binod Kumar Upadhyaya and Saroj Kumar Upadhyaya and three sisters, Kalika Bhandari, Indira Neupane and Basudha Pokharel.

He is married to Gayatri Acharya. He has a son and a daughter, Saurav and Suman Nepal. Born to a Hindu Brahmin family, there have been widespread rumorous claims that he adopted Christianity as his new faith and has been promoting conversion of Hindus to Christianity. However, he has recently, publicly and categorically, denied any link with Christianity or having any role in expanding the activity of Christian Missionary in his country.^[10]^[12]

References[]

^ "Nepal parliament elects new PM".
^ "MK Nepal announces resignation as UML gen secy"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.
^ "UML gen secy loses to CPN-M candidate in Kathmandu-2; NWPP takes both constituencies in Bhaktapur" Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.
^ "Big Maoist wins could reshape Nepal's politics", The Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2008.
^ "MK Nepal loses in Rautahat, too"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, April 14, 2008.
^ "UML, Maoist leaders differ on presidential candidate"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, June 21, 2008.
^ "Communist leader elected Nepal PM". BBC. 23 May 2009.
^ "Nepal PM quits in live TV address". BBC News. June 30, 2010.
^ "Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Resigns". Nepal News. 1 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik Dastavej Sangraha - Bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S. p 460.
^ "CPN-UML Comrades Apart". Spotlight Nepal Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
^ "NCP leader Nepal denies any link with Christianity". Republica.

https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/uml-dismisses-14-of-its-lawmakers-including-madhav-kumar-nepal/ Myrepublica, August 18, 2021

External links[]

Official website

Party political offices
Preceded by Madan Bhandari	General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 1993–2008	Succeeded by Jhala Nath Khanal
Political offices
Preceded by Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Prime Minister of Nepal 2009–2011	Succeeded by Jhala Nath Khanal

[1] "Nepal parliament elects new PM".

[2] "MK Nepal announces resignation as UML gen secy"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.

[3] "UML gen secy loses to CPN-M candidate in Kathmandu-2; NWPP takes both constituencies in Bhaktapur" Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Nepalnews, April 12, 2008.

[4] "Big Maoist wins could reshape Nepal's politics", The Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2008.

[5] "MK Nepal loses in Rautahat, too"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, April 14, 2008.

[6] "UML, Maoist leaders differ on presidential candidate"^{[permanent dead link]}, Nepalnews, June 21, 2008.

[7] "Communist leader elected Nepal PM". BBC. 23 May 2009.

[8] "Nepal PM quits in live TV address". BBC News. June 30, 2010.

[9] "Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Resigns". Nepal News. 1 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[surendra-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b K.C., Surendra. Aitihasik Dastavej Sangraha - Bhag 2. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S. p 460.

[11] "CPN-UML Comrades Apart". Spotlight Nepal Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

[12] "NCP leader Nepal denies any link with Christianity". Republica.

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