# Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)

The minister of foreign affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्री, romanized: Pararāṣṭra Mantrī, or simply, the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the federal cabinet, the chief responsibility of the foreign minister is to represent Nepal and its government in the international community. The Foreign Minister also plays an important role in determining and implementing Nepalese foreign policy.

## List of ministers

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Nepal.
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office |
| Kingdom of Nepal ||||
| — | Sovag Jung Thapa (1910–2004) Acting | 1948 |
| 1 | Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (1885–1967) As Prime Minister | 1948–1951 |
| 2 | Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) As Prime Minister | 1951–1952 |
| 3 | Khadga Man Singh (1907–1994) | 1952–1953 |
| (2) | Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) As Prime Minister | 1953–1954 |
| 4 | Dilli Raman Regmi (1913–2001) | 1954–1955 |
| 5 | Sovag Jung Thapa (1910–2004) | 1955–1956 |
| 6 | Chuda Prasad Sharma (1916–1989) | 1956–1957 |
| 7 | Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906–1982) As Prime Minister | 1957 |
| 8 | Purendra Bikram Shah (1900–1976) | 1958–1959 |
| 9 | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982) As Prime Minister | 1959–1960 |
| 10 | Tulsi Giri (1926–2018) | 1960–1962 |
| 11 | Rishikesh Shah (1925–2002) | 1962 |
| (10) | Tulsi Giri (1926–2018) | 1962–1963 |
| 12 | Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) | 1963–1968 |
| 13 | Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari (1923–1994) | 1968–1971 |
| (12) | Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) As Prime Minister | 1971–1972 |
| 14 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki (1930–1992) | 1972–1975 |
| 15 | Krishna Raj Aryal (b. 1928) | 1975–1979 |
| (12) | Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927–2017) As Prime Minister | 1979 |
| 16 | K. B. Shahi (b. 1929) | 1979–1981 |
| 17 | Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) As Prime Minister | 1981–1982 |
| 18 | Padma Bahadur Khatri (1915–1985) | 1982–1985 |
| 19 | Ranadhir Subba (1909–1992) | 1985–1986 |
| 20 | Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (1929–2011) | 1986–1990 |
| 21 | Hari Bahadur Basnet (b. 1942) | 1990 |
| 22 | Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (b. 1941) | 1990 |
| 23 | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) As Prime Minister | 1990–1991 |
| 24 | Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) As Prime Minister | 1991–1994 |
| 25 | Madhav Kumar Nepal (b. 1953) | 1994–1995 |
| 26 | Prakash Chandra Lohani (b. 1944) | 1995–1997 |
| 27 | Rabindra Nath Sharma (1930?–2008) | 1997 |
| (26) | Prakash Chandra Lohani (b. 1944) | 1997 |
| 28 | Kamal Thapa (b. 1955) | 1997–1998 |
| (24) | Girija Prasad Koirala (1924–2010) As Prime Minister | 1998–1999 |
| (23) | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924–2011) As Prime Minister | 1999 |
| 29 | Ram Sharan Mahat (b. 1951) | 1999–2000 |
| 30 | Chakra Bastola (1946–2018) | 2000–2001 |
| 31 | Sher Bahadur Deuba (b. 1946) As Prime Minister | 2001–2002 |
| 32 | Narendra Bikram Shah (b. 1940) | 2002–2003 |
| (17) | Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928–2015) As Prime Minister | 2003–2004 |
| 33 | Bhesh Bahadur Thapa (b. 1937) | 2004 |
| (31) | Sher Bahadur Deuba (b. 1946) As Prime Minister | 2004–2005 |
| 34 | Ramesh Nath Pandey (b. 1944) | 2005–2006 |
| 35 | KP Sharma Oli (b. 1952) | 2006–2007 |
| 36 | Sahana Pradhan (1927–2014) | 2007–2008 |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ||||
| 37 | Upendra Yadav (b. 1960) | 2008–2009 |
| 38 | Sujata Koirala (b. 1954) | 2009–2011 |
| (37) | Upendra Yadav (b. 1960) | 2011 |
| 39 | Narayan Kaji Shrestha (b. 1960) | 2011–2012 |
| 40 | Ishwar Pokhrel (b. 1954) | 2012 |
| (39) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha (b. 1960) | 2012–2013 |
| 41 | Madhav Prasad Ghimire (1961–2016) | 2013–2014 |
| 42 | Mahendra Bahadur Pandey (b. 1948) | 2014–2015 |
| (28) | Kamal Thapa (b. 1955) | 2015–2016 |
| 43 | Prakash Sharan Mahat (b. 1959) | 2016–2017 |
| 44 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara (b. 1958) | 2017 |
| (31) | Sher Bahadur Deuba (b. 1946) As Prime Minister | 2017–2018 |
| 45 | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (b. 1962) | 2018–2021 |
| 46 | Raghubir Mahaseth (b. 1961) | 2021 |
| (35) | KP Sharma Oli (b. 1952) As Prime Minister | 2021 |
| (31) | Sher Bahadur Deuba (b. 1946) As Prime Minister | 2021 |
| 47 | Narayan Khadka (b. 1949) | 2021–2022 |
| 48 | Bimala Rai Paudyal (b. 1966) | 2023 |
| 49 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (b. 1954) As Prime Minister | 2023–2023 |
| 50 | Narayan Prakash Saud (b. 1962) | 2023–2024 |
| (39) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha (b. 1960) | 2024 |
| 51 | Arzu Rana Deuba (b. 1962) | 2024–present |