Parmanand Jha
Parmanand Jha (Nepali: परमानन्द झा; born 1946) is a Nepali politician who served as the first vice president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 31 October 2015. Previously he served as a Supreme Court judge.
Parmanand Jha परमानन्द झा | |
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| 1st Vice President of Nepal | |
| In office 23 July 2008 – 31 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala Pushpa Kamal Dahal Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Khil Raj Regmi Sushil Koirala Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nanda Kishor Pun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Darbhanga district, Bihar Province, British India |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum |
He was born and brought up in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar with his maternal uncle's home to a Nepali parents - according to Hindu traditions. His father's belongs to historical Mithila region of Nepal, and so he is a descendant native citizen and federal subject of Nepal. Jha resigned as a judge in December 2007 after he was not proposed by the Judicial Council.. Later, Jha joined political life and became a member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. On 19 July 2008, he was elected as Vice-President of Nepal by the Constituent Assembly.
He began his first term of office as Vice-President of Nepal on 23 July 2008 by taking the oath of office from President Ram Baran Yadav at the Sheetal Niwas Presidential Palace in Maithili (despite he intended to take oath in Hindi) in the presence of Prime Minister Girijaprasad Koirala and others.