Sher Bahadur Deuba

Prime Minister of Nepal

13 June 1946 Ashigram, Dadeldhura, Nepal

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Incumbent

Prime Minister of Nepal since 2021 "Deuba" redirects here. For the town in Fiji, see Deuba (town). This article is part of a series about Sher Bahadur Deuba Prime Minister of Nepal Incumbent Early life Early career 1990 revolution First premiership General election Treaty of Mahakali Second premiership Nepalese Civil War Nepali Congress (Democratic) Third premiership Coup d'état Constituent Assembly election Fourth premiership Cabinet Elections (parliamentary, provincial, and local) Fifth premiership Fifth cabinet Nepali Congress vte Sher Bahadur Deuba (Nepali: शेरबहादुर देउवा , pronounced  ( listen ) ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician serving as the Prime Minister of Nepal since 13 July 2021. He has previously served four terms as the prime minister (1995–1997, 2001–2002, 2004–2005, and 2017–2018) and is the Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Dadeldhura–1. He has been the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Born and raised in Ashigram, a remote village in Dadeldhura, Deuba completed his primary education there and secondary education in Doti. He completed his higher education from Tri-Chandra College, and registered as a research fellow at the London School of Economics. In 1991, he was elected to the House of Representatives and served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the cabinet led by Girija Prasad Koirala. Deuba rose to become prime minister after Manmohan Adhikari tried to dissolve the parliament for a second time in two years in 1995. He oversaw the signature of the Mahakali treaty with India during his first term. His second premiership started in July 2001 amidst the rise of the Maoists and he later declared a state of emergency and listed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as a "terrorist organisation". He was dismissed by King Gyanendra for being incompetent in October 2002, but was reappointed prime minister in June 2004. He was arrested under corruption charges following the 2005 coup d'état by the king, but was released in February 2006. Deuba was sworn in as prime minister for a fourth stint in June 2017, as per an agreement to form a rotational government by Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre). His government successfully conducted the elections of all three levels of government in different phases in 2017. On 12 July 2021, the Supreme Court ordered the appointment of Deuba as prime minister within 28 hours, and he was appointed prime minister for a fifth term by President Bidya Devi Bhandari in accordance with Article 76(5) of the Constitution of Nepal the next day. Deuba is married to Arzu Rana Deuba and they have a son.