Narayan Kaji Shrestha

Narayan Kaji Shrestha (Nepali: नारायणकाजी श्रेष्ठ), alias Prakash, is a Nepali communist politician currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He has been affiliated with a number of communist parties throughout his political career, holding leadership positions. He was a freedom fighter for the democratic movement to abolish the Panchayat system in the 1980s. He remained in the political mainstream during the Maoist civil war and acted as a mediator. After the peaceful settlement of the conflict, he formally joined the Maoist party and has held important political positions since 2008. He has held the offices of the Deputy prime minister of Nepal, Home minister, foreign minister, cabinet spokesperson, Member of Constituent Assembly and Member of Parliament, among others and currently serve as the home minister.

Honourable
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
Assumed office
26 December 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byRaghubir Mahaseth
Rajendra Mahato
In office
4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Vice PresidentParmanand Jha
Preceded byUpendra Yadav
Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Succeeded byPrakash Man Singh
Bam Dev Gautam
Minister of Home Affairs
Assumed office
31 March 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPuspa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byRabi Lamichhane
In office
6 August 2011 – 29 August 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhala Nath Khanal
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Mahara
Succeeded byBijay Kumar Gachhadar
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
In office
26 December 2022 – 31 March 2023
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byMohammad Estiyak Rai
Succeeded byPrakash Jwala
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
In office
4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Preceded bySujata Koirala
Succeeded byIshwor Pokhrel
Member of the Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
Assumed office
4 March 2023
Preceded bySurendra Raj Pandey
ConstituencyGandaki Province
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (Maoist Centre)
SpouseUnmarried
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