Nepal is under the global spotlight due to the recent protests that have taken over the country. The protests that began a few days ago were caused by the growing frustration of the people of Nepal with the authorities.
The attention during this goes directly to the leader sitting at the helm of affairs in the South Asian country. In 2025, Nepal was led by Prime Minister KP Oli, who resigned on September 9th following the violent protests that broke out due to the social media ban imposed in the country.
In light of the recent protests and the resignation of their Prime Minister, here’s the list of every single Prime Minister in Nepal’s history.
List of Prime Ministers of Nepal
| S.No | Prime Minister | Term Served | Term Served |
| From | To | ||
| 1 | Matrika Prasad Koirala | 16-Nov-1951 | 14-Aug-1952 |
| 2 | No Prime Minister (King’s Rule) | 14-Aug-1952 | 15-Jun-1953 |
| 3 | Matrika Prasad Koirala | 15-Jun-1953 | 11-Apr-1955 |
| 4 | No Prime Minister (King’s Rule) | 14-Apr-1955 | 27-Jan-1956 |
| 5 | Tanka Prasad Acharya | 27-Jan-1956 | 26-Jul-1957 |
| 6 | Kunwar Indrajit Singh | 26-Jul-1957 | 15-May-1958 |
| 7 | Subarna Shamsher Rana | 15-May-1958 | 27-May-1959 |
| 8 | B. P. Koirala | 27-May-1959 | 15-Dec-1960 |
| 9 | No Prime Minister (King’s Rule) | 15-Dec-1960 | 02-Apr-1963 |
| 10 | Tulsi Giri | 02-Apr-1963 | 23-Dec-1963 |
| 11 | Surya Bahadur Thapa | 23-Dec-1963 | 26-Feb-1964 |
| 12 | Tulsi Giri | 26-Feb-1964 | 09-Apr-1969 |
| 13 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | 09-Apr-1969 | 13-Apr-1970 |
| 14 | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | 13-Apr-1970 | 09-Apr-1971 |
| 15 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | 09-Apr-1971 | 21-Jun-1973 |
| 16 | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | 21-Jun-1973 | 29-Jul-1975 |
| 17 | Tulsi Giri | 29-Jul-1975 | 12-May-1977 |
| 18 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | 12-May-1977 | 30-Jul-1979 |
| 19 | Surya Bahadur Thapa | 30-Jul-1979 | 12-Jul-1983 |
| 20 | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | 12-Jul-1983 | 21-Mar-1986 |
| 21 | Marich Man Singh Shrestha | 21-Mar-1986 | 06-Apr-1990 |
| 22 | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | 06-Apr-1990 | 26-May-1991 |
| 23 | Girija Prasad Koirala | 26-May-1991 | 30-Nov-1994 |
| 24 | Man Mohan Adhikari | 30-Nov-1994 | 12-Sep-1995 |
| 25 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 12-Sep-1995 | 12-Mar-1997 |
| 26 | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | 12-Mar-1997 | 07-Oct-1997 |
| 27 | Surya Bahadur Thapa | 07-Oct-1997 | 15-Apr-1998 |
| 28 | Girija Prasad Koirala | 15-Apr-1998 | 31-May-1999 |
| 29 | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | 31-May-1999 | 22-May-2000 |
| 30 | Girija Prasad Koirala | 22-May-2000 | 26-Oct-2002 |
| 31 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 26-Oct-2002 | 03-Jun-2003 |
| 32 | Surya Bahadur Thapa | 03-Jun-2003 | 03-Jun-2004 |
| 33 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 04-Jun-2004 | 01-Feb-2005 |
| 34 | King Gyanendra (Direct Rule) | 01-Feb-2005 | 24-Apr-2006 |
| 35 | Girija Prasad Koirala | 25-Apr-2006 | 16-Aug-2008 |
| 36 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) | 18-Aug-2008 | 25-May-2009 |
| 37 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | 25-May-2009 | 06-Feb-2011 |
| 38 | Jhala Nath Khanal | 06-Feb-2011 | 29-Aug-2011 |
| 39 | Baburam Bhattarai | 29-Aug-2011 | 14-Mar-2013 |
| 40 | Khil Raj Regmi (Interim) | 14-Mar-2013 | 11-Feb-2014 |
| 41 | Sushil Koirala | 11-Feb-2014 | 12-Oct-2015 |
| 42 | K. P. Sharma Oli | 12-Oct-2015 | 04-Aug-2016 |
| 43 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) | 04-Aug-2016 | 07-Jun-2017 |
| 44 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 07-Jun-2017 | 15-Feb-2018 |
| 45 | K. P. Sharma Oli | 15-Feb-2018 | 14-May-2021 |
| 46 | K. P. Sharma Oli (Caretaker) | 14-May-2021 | 13-Jul-2021 |
| 47 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 13-Jul-2021 | 26-Dec-2022 |
| 48 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) | 26-Dec-2022 | 15-Jul-2024 |
| 49 | K. P. Sharma Oli | 15-Jul-2024 | 9-Sept-2025 |
History of Prime Ministers of Nepal
The first election in Nepal was held in 1959; however, following that, Nepal was put under an oligarchic, authoritative regime, the Panchayat system, by King Mahendra. Nepal was under the Panchayat system till 1990. After that, the country was under a regime of constitutional monarchy until 2008, the year when the system was completely abolished.
Nepal’s current constitution was officially adopted on 20 September 2015, and KP Sharma Oli became the country’s first Prime Minister under its new constitution.
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