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Honourable
Narayan Prakash Saud
Honourable Narayan Prakash Saud
नारायण प्रकाश साउद
	Narayan Prakash Saud in 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 16 April 2023 – 4 March 2024
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Bimala Rai Paudyal
Succeeded by	Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Minister of Irrigation
	In office; 25 February 2014 – 11 October 2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Preceded by	Umakant Jha
Succeeded by	Umesh Kumar Yadav
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Nar Bahadur Dhami
Constituency	Kanchanpur 2
	In office; May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded by	Ram Kumar Gyawali
Succeeded by	Puran Rana Tharu (as member of Constituent Assembly)
Constituency	Kanchanpur 1
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
	In office; 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by	Devi Lal Chaudhary
Succeeded by	Nar Bahadur Dhami (as member of Pratinidhi Sabha)
Constituency	Kanchanpur 2
Personal details
Born	9 August 1962 (age 61); Dadeldhura, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse	Jyotshna Saud

Narayan Prakash Saud (Nepali: नारायण प्रकाश साउद, commonly known as NP Saud) is a Nepali politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 2023.^[1] A central member of Nepali Congress, Saud previously served as the Minister of Irrigation from 25 February 2014 to 11 October 2015 in Sushil Koirala's cabinet.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He is a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha from Kanchanpur 2, having won the seat in the 2022 general election.^[6]

First elelcted to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Kanchanpur 1 in the 1999 general election, Saud served as the Minister of State for Education and Sports from 1999 to 2001.^[2] He opted to switch seat to Kanchapur 2 in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, but was defeated by CPN (Maoist)'s Devi Lal Chaudhary.^[7]^[8] He was elected from Kanchanpur 2 in the 2013 CA election, but was again defeated in the 2017 general election.^[2]^[9] Saud won the seat back in 2022, defeating the sitting member, Nar Bahadur Dhami of CPN (UML).^[6]

^ "Foreign Minister NP Saud takes oath of office and secrecy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c "परराष्ट्रमन्त्री साउद : देउवा संकटका सहयोगी". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "Diplomatic initiatives being made to ease border blockade: Minister Saud". Himalayan Times. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "NP Saud from Nepali Congress elected in Kanchanpur-2". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
^ Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Rising Nepal Archived 2007-07-26 at archive.today
^ "NP Saud loses with more than 8,000 votes". myRepublica. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[1] "Foreign Minister NP Saud takes oath of office and secrecy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

[:0-2] "परराष्ट्रमन्त्री साउद : देउवा संकटका सहयोगी". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-18.

[3] "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[4] "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[5] "Diplomatic initiatives being made to ease border blockade: Minister Saud". Himalayan Times. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[:1-6] "NP Saud from Nepali Congress elected in Kanchanpur-2". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

[7] Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

[8] The Rising Nepal Archived 2007-07-26 at archive.today

[9] "NP Saud loses with more than 8,000 votes". myRepublica. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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