List of prime ministers of Nepal

The prime minister of Nepal is the chief executive and head of the government of Nepal. This is a 

Heads of government of the Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)

Before 1800s
  Portrait Name Term of office Title KingTook officeLeft office 160pxVamsharaj Pande  DewanPratap Singh Shah80px 260pxSwarup Singh Karki  Dewan 360pxSarbajit Rana Magar  Kaji/MulkajiRana Bahadur Shah80px 60pxVamsharaj Pande  Dewan/Mantri–Nayak 460pxAbhiman Singh Basnyat  Mulkaji —60pxBahadur Shah of Nepal  Mul–Chautariya 560pxKirtiman Singh Basnyat  MulkajiGirvan Yuddha Bikram Shah80px 660pxBakhtawar Singh Basnyat  Mulkaji

Mulkajis and Mukhtiyars during the Shah expansion era (1803–1846)
  Portrait Name Term of office KingTook officeLeft office 060pxRana Bahadur Shah 1804 25 April 1806 160pxBhimsen Thapa 1806 July 1837Rajendra Bikram Shah80px 360pxRana Jang Pande 1837 1837 460pxRanga Nath Poudyal October 1837 August 1838 560pxChautariya Puskhar Shah October 1838 1839 60pxRana Jang Pande April 1839 1840 60pxRanga Nath Poudyal 1840 1840 660pxFateh Jung Shah November 1840 January 1843 760pxMathabar Singh Thapa November 1843 17 May 1845 60pxFateh Jung Shah September 1845 14 September 1846

Prime ministers during the Rana era (1846–1951)

  Portrait Name Term of office KingTook officeLeft officeDays860pxJung Bahadur Rana15 September 18461 August 1856Surendra Bikram Shah80px 960pxBam Bahadur Kunwar 1 August 1856 25 May 1857 —60pxKrishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana 25 May 1857 28 June 1857 60pxJung Bahadur Rana 28 June 1857 25 February 1877 1060pxRanodip Singh Kunwar 27 February 1877 22 November 1885Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah80px 11 60pxBir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 22 November 1885 5 March 1901 1260pxDev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 5 March 1901 27 June 1901 1360pxChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 27 June 1901 26 November 1929Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah80px 1460pxBhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 26 November 1929 1 September 1932 1560pxJuddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 1 September 1932 29 November 1945 1660px Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 29 November 1945 30 April 1948 1760pxMohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 30 April 1948 12 November 1951

Prime ministers during the Transition era (1951–1960)

  Portrait Name Term of office Election(s) Political party Cabinet KingTook officeLeft officeDays  1860pxMatrika Prasad Koirala 16 November 1951 14 August 1952—Nepali CongressM. P. Koirala ITribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah80px—60pxTribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 14 August 1952 15 June 1953— 60pxMatrika Prasad Koirala 15 June 1953 11 April 1955—Rastriya Praja PartyM. P. Koirala IIMahendra Bir Bikram Shah80px—60pxMahendra Bir Bikram Shah 14 April 1955 27 January 1956— 1960pxTanka Prasad Acharya 27 January 1956 26 July 1957—Nepal Praja ParishadAcharya 2060pxKunwar Indrajit Singh 26 July 1957 15 May 1958United Democratic PartySingh  2160pxSubarna Shamsher Rana 15 May 1958 27 May 1959Nepali CongressRana 2260pxBishweshwar Prasad Koirala 27 May 1959 15 December 19601959B. P. Koirala

Prime ministers during the partyless Panchayat era (1960–1990)

  Portrait Name Term of office KingTook officeLeft officeDays—60px Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 15 December 1960 2 April 1963Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah80px 2360pxTulsi Giri 2 April 1963 23 December 1963 2460pxSurya Bahadur Thapa 23 December 1963 26 February 1964 60pxTulsi Giri 26 February 1964 26 January 1965 60pxSurya Bahadur Thapa 26 January 1965 7 April 1969 2560pxKirti Nidhi Bista 7 April 1969 13 April 1970 –60pxGehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari 13 April 1970 14 April 1971 60pxKirti Nidhi Bista 14 April 1971 16 July 1973Birendra Bir Bikram Shah80px 2660pxNagendra Prasad Rijal 16 July 1973 1 December 1975 60pxTulsi Giri 1 December 1975 12 September 1977 60pxKirti Nidhi Bista 12 September 1977 30 May 1979 60pxSurya Bahadur Thapa 30 May 1979 12 July 1983 2760pxLokendra Bahadur Chand 12 July 1983 21 March 1986 60pxNagendra Prasad Rijal 21 March 1986 15 June 1986 2860pxMarich Man Singh Shrestha 15 June 1986 6 April 1990 60pxLokendra Bahadur Chand 6 April 1990 19 April 1990

Prime ministers during the Constitutional monarchy (1990–2008)
  Portrait Name Term of office Election(s) Political party Cabinet KingTook officeLeft officeDays  2960pxKrishna Prasad Bhattarai 19 April 1990 26 May 1991—Nepali CongressK. P.  Bhattarai IBirendra Bir Bikram Shah80px 3060pxGirija Prasad Koirala 26 May 1991 30 November 19941991G. P. Koirala I  3160pxMan Mohan Adhikari 30 November 1994 12 September 19951994Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Adhikari  3260pxSher Bahadur Deuba 12 September 1995 12 March 1997Nepali CongressDeuba I  60pxLokendra Bahadur Chand 12 March 1997 7 October 1997Rastriya Prajatantra PartyChand III 60pxSurya Bahadur Thapa 7 October 1997 15 April 1998Thapa IV  60pxGirija Prasad Koirala 15 April 1998 23 December 1998Nepali CongressG.P. Koirala II & III23 December 199831 May 1999 60pxKrishna Prasad Bhattarai 31 May 1999 22 March 20001999K.P. Bhattarai II 60pxGirija Prasad Koirala 22 March 2000 26 July 2001Girija IVGyanendra Bir Bikram Shah80px 60pxSher Bahadur Deuba 26 July 2001 4 October 2002Deuba II—60pxGyanendra Bir Bikram Shah 4 October 2002 11 October 2002—  60pxLokendra Bahadur Chand 11 October 2002 5 June 2003 —Rastriya Prajatantra PartyChand IV 60pxSurya Bahadur Thapa 5 June 2003 3 June 2004Thapa V 60pxSher Bahadur Deuba 3 June 2004 1 February 2005Nepali Congress (Democratic)Deuba III—60pxGyanendra Bir Bikram Shah 1 February 2005 25 April 2006—  60pxGirija Prasad Koirala 25 April 2006 1 April 2007—Nepali CongressGirija V1 April 200718 August 2008Girija (Interim)Himself

Prime ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)
  Portrait Name Term of office Election(s) Political party Cabinet PresidentTook officeLeft officeDays  3360pxPushpa Kamal Dahal 18 August 2008 25 May 20092008Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)Dahal IRam Baran Yadav80px  3460pxMadhav Kumar Nepal 25 May 2009 6 February 2011 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Nepal 3560pxJhala Nath Khanal 6 February 2011 29 August 2011 Khanal  3660pxBaburam Bhattarai 29 August 2011 14 March 2013Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)B. Bhattarai  —60pxKhil Raj Regmi 14 March 2013 11 February 2014—IndependentRegmi (Interim)  3760pxSushil Koirala 11 February 2014 12 October 20152013Nepali CongressS. Koirala  3860pxKP Sharma Oli 12 October 2015 4 August 2016Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Oli IBidya Devi Bhandari80px  60pxPushpa Kamal Dahal 4 August 2016 7 June 2017Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Dahal II  60pxSher Bahadur Deuba 7 June 2017 15 February 2018Nepali CongressDeuba IV 60pxKP Sharma Oli 15 February 2018 14 May 20212017Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Oli II  14 May 202113 July 2021Oli III  60pxSher Bahadur Deuba 13 July 2021 26 December 2022Nepali CongressDeuba V  60pxPushpa Kamal Dahal MP for Gorkha 2 26 December 2022 15 July 20242022Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Dahal IIIRam Chandra Poudel80px  60pxKP Sharma Oli MP for Jhapa 5 15 July 20249 September 2025Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Oli IVPost vacant (9 September 2025 – 12 September 2025)  — 60pxSushila Karki 12 September 2025 Incumbent—IndependentKarki (Interim)

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