KP Sharma Oli is the Prime Minister of Nepal as of July 15, 2024. He previously served as prime minister from October 11, 2015, to August 3, 2016, and from February 15, 2018, to July 13, 2021. He was the first prime minister appointed after the first general election under the new constitution.
Sharma is known for his firm stance against the Indian government during and after the 2015 Nepal blockade. He strengthened ties with China, amended Nepal’s map to include disputed territories with India, and gained a reputation as a nationalist. However, his tenure has been controversial due to his remarks, hostility towards critics and the media, silence on corruption, and failure to boost economic growth.
KP Sharma Oli Biography
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was born on February 22, 1952, in Dhankuta district of Nepal in a Bahun family and he is 72 years old as of 2024. Sharma holds Nepali nationality and his zodiac sign is Pisces.
KP Sharma Oli Parents
KP Sharma Oli was born to Mohan Prasad Oli and Madhumaya Oli.
KP Sharma Oli’s Wife
KP Sharma’s wife’s is Radhika Shakya.
KP Sharma Oli Career
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli started his political career in 1966 opposing the Panchayat system. He joined the Communist Party of Nepal in 1970 and was arrested that same year. By 1972, he led the Jhapa Movement Organizing Committee and was imprisoned from 1973 to 1987 for opposing the Panchayat system.
After his release, he became a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and oversaw the Lumbini zone until 1990.
In 1991, after the People’s Movement, Oli was elected to the House of Representatives and later became the head of the foreign relations department of CPN (UML). Re-elected in 1994, he served as Minister for Home Affairs. In 1999, he was re-elected from Jhapa and held his seat in parliament.
Oli became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2006 and investigated the death of politician Madan Bhandari. Although he lost the 2008 election, he was elected from Jhapa-7 in 2013 and became the leader of the CPN (UML) parliamentary party. In 2014, he was elected party chairman.
Oli first became Prime Minister on October 11, 2015, but resigned in July 2016 after losing majority support. He was reappointed Prime Minister on February 15, 2018, and passed a constitutional amendment to include disputed territories in Nepal’s map in 2020. However, political infighting led to his resignation in July 2021.
In May 2021, Oli briefly became Prime Minister again but was removed by the Supreme Court. His party split later that year. After the 2022 election, Oli’s CPN (UML) became the second-largest party. He formed a coalition government in July 2024 and became Prime Minister for the fourth time on July 15, 2024.
Oli has been elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha multiple times from Jhapa, winning elections in 1991, 1994, 1999, 2013, 2017, and 2022. 1wikipedia
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