20 Facts About Kamal Thapa

Kamal Thapa is a Nepalese politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.

Kamal Thapa is the president of Nepal's Hindu nationalist party, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.

Kamal Thapa served as a Home Minister during King Gyanendra's direct rule in 2006 until the king was forced to handover power to Girija Prasad Koirala of the Nepali Congress Party and his allies with Communist Party of Nepal and Unified Communist Party of Nepal.

Kamal Thapa was born on 4 August 1955 in Kathmandu.

Kamal Thapa was born to a family with an army background.

Kamal Thapa's father Chhatra Bahadur Thapa was a Colonel in the Royal Nepal Army while his mother was a homemaker.

Kamal Thapa represented Nepal as a football player having played for Narayani Zone and Sankata Boys Sports Club.

Kamal Thapa became the captain of the National Football Team.

Kamal Thapa was the member of Constitution Reform Commission in 1980.

Kamal Thapa has been the member secretary of Central Committee of National Youth Service Fund.

Kamal Thapa was a cabinet member during the Panchayat rule, rising to the hold portfolios in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Local Development and Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning.

Kamal Thapa was the spokesman for Rastriya Prajatantra Party and general secretary in 2003.

Kamal Thapa was a national level football player in his early days.

Kamal Thapa served as the president of All Nepal Football Association and as member of National Sports Council.

Kamal Thapa was the executive member of Asian Football Confederation.

Kamal Thapa is known to have a good relationship with ex-monarch Gyanendra Shah, as Kamal Thapa actively took part in the government as home minister under Shah.

But, Gyanendra Shah and Kamal Thapa have never been spotted together publicly after Nepal became a republic.

Kamal Thapa holds the office of deputy prime minister of Nepal in cabinet of Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli on 12 October 2015.

Prakash Chandra Lohani, Pashupati Shamsher Rana and Kamal Thapa were nominated as vice-chairman, general secretary and spokesman respectively.

Chairman Kamal Thapa resigned from his post and Rabindra Nath Sharma became the chairman of the party on 10th Karkik, 2063.