The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, ( Nepali: ''गृहमन्त्री'' ) is the head of the

Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

of the

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government. T ...

. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the Home Minister is the maintenance of Nepal's

internal security Internal security is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other self-governing territories, generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats. Responsibility for internal secu ...

; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

List of Ministers of Home Affairs

This is a list of former Ministers of Home Affairs since Nepal was declared

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (; abbr. CPN (UML)) is the largest political party in Nepal on the basis of memberships. As per the results of recent elections, ''CPN (UML)'' stands as the second largest party of Nepal ...

, 18 August 2008 , 25 May 2009 , , - !2 ,

Bhim Bahadur Rawal Dr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal ( ne, डा.भीम बहादुर रावल) commonly known as Bhim Rawal is a Nepali politician, former Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Nepal in Second Oli cabinet. He served as the Minister of Hom ...

, 23 May 2009 , 6 February 2011 , , - !3 , Krishna Bahadur Mahara ,

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist P ...

, 6 February 2011 , 29 August 2011 , , - !4 , Bijay Kumar Gachhadar ,

Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum (Loktantrik) The Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik), was a political party in Nepal. It existed as one of the important political force during the constituent assembly. Later the party merged with several other parties to become the largest Madhe ...

, 4 September 2011 , 14 March 2013 , , - !5 , Madhav Ghimire , Chief secretary (Independent) , 14 March 2013 , 11 February 2014 , , - !6 , Bam Dev Gautam ,

, 25 February 2014 , 12 October 2015 , , - ! scope="row" , 7 ,

Shakti Bahadur Basnet Shakti Bahadur Basnet ( ne, शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 14 April 1971) is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party. He served ...

, 19 October 2015 , 4 August 2016 , , - ! scope="row" , 8 , Bimalendra Nidhi ,

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...

, 4 August 2016 , 7 June 2017 , , - ! scope="row" , 9 , Janardhan Sharma ,

, 7 June 2017 , 17 October 2017 , , - ! scope="row" , 10 , ''Prime Minister''

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

, 17 October 2017 , 15 February 2018 , , - ! scope="row" , 11 ,

Ram Bahadur Thapa Ram Bahadur Thapa ( ne, राम बहादुर थापा), also widely known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Home Affairs. He is the vice president of CPN (UML). Political life Before the ...

until 17 May 2018

Nepal Communist Party The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी, ) is a defunct communist party of Nepal. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist ...

from 17 May 2018 , 26 February 2018 , 20 May 2021 , , - !12 ,

Khagaraj Adhikari Khagaraj Adhikari ( ne, खगराज अधिकारी) is a nepalese politician and was Minister of Home Affairs of Government of Nepal. He served in this post since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June ...

, CPN(UML) , 10 June 2021 , 22 June 2021 , , - !13 , Bishnu Prasad Paudel , CPN(UML) , 24 June 2021 , 13 July 2021 , , - !14 , Bal Krishna Khand ,

, 13 July 2021 , 26 December 2022 , , - !15 , Rabi Lamichhane ,

Rastriya Swatantra Party The Rastriya Swatantra Party ( ne, राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी; RSP) (; NIP) is a political party in Nepal. It currently remains as a junior ally in Prachanda-led government as of 26 December 2022. ...

, 26 December 2022 , 27 January 2023 , {{age in years and days, 26 December 2022}

Reference

External links

Official Website of Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministers of Internal Affairs by country Lists of government ministers of Nepal