Narayan Prakash 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. 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. He is a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha from Kanchanpur 2, having won the seat in the 2022 general election.
Honourable Narayan Prakash Saud | |
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नारायण प्रकाश साउद | |
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2023 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Bimala Rai Paudyal |
| 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 | |
| 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 Dadeldhura, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Jyotshna Saud |
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. He opted to switch seat to Kanchapur 2 in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, but was defeated by CPN (Maoist)'s Devi Lal Chaudhary. He was elected from Kanchanpur 2 in the 2013 CA election, but was again defeated in the 2017 general election. Saud won the seat back in 2022, defeating the sitting member, Nar Bahadur Dhami of CPN (UML).