Prabhu Ram Sharma
General Prabhu Ram Sharma (Nepali: प्रभु राम शर्मा; born 5 January 1964) is the present Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army. He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021. He succeeded General Purna Chandra Thapa.
Prabhu Ram Sharma | |
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महारथी श्री प्रभु राम शर्मा | |
| Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Preceded by | Purna Chandra Thapa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1964 |
| Awards | Prabal Jana Sewa Shree Padak Suprabal Janasewa Shree |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nepal |
| Branch/service | Nepal Army |
| Rank | General |
Sharma was born on January 5, 1964, in Kathmandu. He entered into Nepal army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master's degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras.
Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters.
Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.