Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs (, 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 Nepal's foreign policy.

 List of ministers 
This is a list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Nepal.

  Name Portrait Term of office Kingdom of Nepal — Sovag Jung Thapa 80px 1948 1 Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 80px 1948–1951 2 Matrika Prasad Koirala 80px 1951–1952 3 Khadga Man Singh 80px 1952–1953 4 Matrika Prasad Koirala 80px 1953–1954 5 Dilli Raman Regmi 80px 1954–1955 6 Sovag Jung Thapa 80px 1955–1956 7 Chuda Prasad Sharma 80px 1956–1957 8 Kunwar Inderjit Singh 80px 1957 9 Purendra Bikram Shah 80px 1958–1959 10 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala 80px 1959–1960 11 Tulsi Giri 80px 1960–1962 12 Rishikesh Shah 80px 1962 13 Tulsi Giri 80px 1962–1963 14 Kirti Nidhi Bista  1963–1968 15 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari 80px 1968–1971 16 Kirti Nidhi Bista  1971–1972 17 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki 80px 1972–1975 18 Krishna Raj Aryal 80px 1975–1979 19 Kirti Nidhi Bista  1979 20 K. B. Shahi 80px 1979–1981 21 Surya Bahadur Thapa 80px 1981–1982 22 Padma Bahadur Khatri 80px 1982–1985 23 Ranadhir Subba 80px 1985–1986 24 Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay 80px 1986–1990 25 Hari Bahadur Basnet 80px 1990 26 Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 80px 1990 27 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 80px 1990–1991 28 Girija Prasad Koirala 80px 1991–1994 29 Madhav Kumar Nepal 80px 1994–1995 30 Prakash Chandra Lohani 80px 1995–1997 31 Rabindra Nath Sharma 80px 1997 32 Prakash Chandra Lohani 80px 1997 33 Kamal Thapa 80px 1997–1998 34 Girija Prasad Koirala 80px 1998–1999 35 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 80px 1999 36 Ram Sharan Mahat 80px 1999–2000 37 Chakra Bastola 80px 2000–2001 38 Sher Bahadur Deuba 80px 2001–2002 39 Narendra Bikram Shah 80px 2002–2003 40 Surya Bahadur Thapa 80px 2003–2004 41 Bhekh Bahadur Thapa 80px 2004 42 Sher Bahadur Deuba 80px 2004–2005 43 Ramesh Nath Pandey  100x100px 2005–2006 44 KP Sharma Oli 80px 2006–2007 45 Sahana Pradhan 80px 2007–2008 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 46 Upendra Yadav 80px 2008–2009 47 Sujata Koirala 80px 2009–2011 48 Upendra Yadav 80px 2011 49 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 80px 2011–2012 50 Ishwar Pokhrel  2012 51 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 80px 2012–2013 52 Madhav Prasad Ghimire 80px 2013–2014 53 Mahendra Bahadur Pandey 80px 2014–2015 54 Kamal Thapa 80px 2015–2016 55 Prakash Sharan Mahat 80px 2016–2017 56 Krishna Bahadur Mahara 80px 2017 57 Sher Bahadur Deuba 80px 2017–2018 58 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 80px 2018–2021 59 Raghubir Mahaseth 80px 2021 60 KP Sharma Oli 80px 2021 61 Sher Bahadur Deuba 80px 2021 62 Narayan Khadka  2021–2022 63 Bimala Rai Paudyal  2023–2023 64 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 80px 2023–2023 65 Narayan Prakash Saud 80px 16 April 2023–6 March 2024 66 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 80px 6 March 2024–15 July 2024 67 Arzu Rana Deuba  15 July 2024–12 September 202568Sushila Karki
(b. 1952)
As Prime Minister12 September 2025–Present 

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official Website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nepal
Foreign Affairs