Former Prime Minister of Nepal who held the office for 5 times under three different kings
Surya Bahadur Thapa
सूर्य बहादुर थापा
Surya Bahadur Thapa at his residence in 2005.
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
(1928-03-21)21 March 1928[1] Muga, Kingdom of Nepal
Died
15 April 2015(2015-04-15) (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 was appointed to the 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 his Rastriya Prajatantra Party in November 2004.[2]
Surya Bahadur Thapa was the first Prime Minister under the Panchayat System of Nepal. In his later years, he was the leader of Rastriya Janashakti Party. He died on 15 April 2015 from respiratory failure while undergoing surgery.
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