Khagaraj Adhikari

Khagaraj Adhikari (Nepali: खगराज अधिकारी) is a Nepalese politician who formerly served as a Minister of Home Affairs of Government of Nepal.^[2][3] He became a minister on 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days the shortest tenure till date. He is a member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), He also assumed the post of the Minister of Health and Population of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government. He is mostly known for launching Government Health insurance plan.^[4][5]

Honourable Khagaraaj Adhikari MPA
खगराज अधिकारी
3th Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
In office 10 January 2023 – 23 April 2023
Governor	Prithvi Man Gurung
Preceded by	Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Succeeded by	Surendra Raj Pandey
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 10 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Ram Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Bishnu Prasad Paudel
Minister of Health and Population of Nepal
In office 25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Succeeded by	Ram Janam Chaudhary
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Yagya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Man Bahadur Gurung
Constituency	Kaski 1
In office October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by	Taranath Ranabhat
Succeeded by	Taranath Ranabhat
Constituency	Kaski 1
Member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 December 2022
Preceded by	Dipak Koirala
Constituency	Kaski 1 (A)
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-26) 26 March 1962 (age 62)[1]
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Books

An autobiography of Adhikari Maya Mareko Manchhe was published in 2014 co-authored with Shikhar Ghimirey.

References

1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
2. "PM Oli expands Cabinet, Khagaraj appointed Home Minister".
3. "मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)". मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
4. "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
5. "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.