Narayan Khadka is a central member of

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who has served as the Foreign minister of Nepal since 2021. He has worked previously as Minister of Urban Development under

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-led government. He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Udayapur–1 seat in

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from the

. He was appointed as Foreign Minister by

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on September 22, 2021.

Personal life

Narayan Khadka was born on 20 March 1949 in Bhojpur to Chitra Bahadur Khadka and Dharma Kumari Khadka. He has done his Ph.D. in Economics from Pune,

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Political career

He joined politics in 1967. He had served as the vice-chairman of

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. He was also the member of

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where he was a member of the National Interest Preservation Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khadka, Narayan 1949 births Living people People from Bhojpur District, Nepal Nepali Congress politicians from Province No. 1 Government ministers of Nepal Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Foreign Ministers of Nepal Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly Nepal MPs 2022–present