Inspector General of Police (Nepal)
Inspector General of Nepal Police प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक | |
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Incumbent I.G.P. Sarbendra Khanal since 11 April 2018 | |
Reports to | Home Secretary of Home Ministry of Nepal |
Residence | IGP Residence, Naxal, Kathmandu |
Seat | Nepal Police Headquarters, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Appointer | Home Secretary of Home Ministry of Nepal with Executive Cabinet of Nepal advice and consent |
Term length | 4 years Extendable |
Constituting instrument | Police Act 2012 |
Formation | 1951 |
First holder | Toran Shumsher JBR |
Deputy | Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police (AIGP) |
Website | http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np/police-history/ex-chief-of-police.html |
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Nepal and the head of the Nepalese Police Force, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the Ministry of Home Affairs and is appointed by the Government of Nepal for a tenure of four years, although two IGPs have served for six years.[1][2]
List of Nepal's IGPs
Order[3][4] | Name | Time in Office |
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1st | Toran Shumsher J.B.R. | April 1950 |
2nd | Nara Shumsher J.B.R. | April 1950 – December 1953 |
3rd | Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba | December 1953 – August 1955 |
4th | Gopal Shumsher J.B.R. | August 1955 – July 1956 |
5th | Purna Singh Khawas | July 1956 – August 1957 |
6th | Dhundi Raj Sharma | August 1957 – December 1961 |
7th | Pahal Singh Lama | December 1961 – July 1966 |
8th | Rom Bahadur Thapa | August 1966 – June 1972 |
9th | Khadgajeet Baral | July 1972 – July 1978 |
10th | Durlav Kumar Thapa | July 1978 – June 1982 |
11th | Dil Bahadur Lama | June 1982 – June 1986 |
12th | Hem Bahadur Singh | June 1986 – June 1990 |
13th | Ratna Shumsher J.B.R. | June 1990 – February 1992 |
14th | Moti Lal Bohora | February 1992 – January 1996 |
15th | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | March 1996 – December 1996 |
16th | Achyut Krishna Kharel | February 1996 – March 1996 |
December 1996 – September 1999 | ||
17th | Pradip Shumsher J.B.R. | September 1999 – December 2002 |
18th | Shyam Bhakta Thapa | December 2002 – September 2006 |
19th | Om Bikram Rana | September 2006 – September 2008 |
20th | Hem Bahadur Gurung | September 2008 – February 2009 |
21st | Ramesh Chand Thakuri | February 2009 – May 2011 |
22nd | Rabindra Pratap Shah | June 2011 – September 2012 |
23rd | Kuber Singh Rana | September 2012 – November 2013 |
24th | Upendra Kant Aryal | November 2013 – February 2017 |
25th | Prakash Aryal | 10 April 2017 – 11 April 2018 |
26th | Sarbendra Khanal | since 11 April 2018 |
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