Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan

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Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
ध्रुव बहादुर प्रधान
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byDevendra Raj Kandel
ConstituencyNawalparasi West 2
Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Assumed office
2021
PresidentRajendra Lingden
President of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC)
In office
2006–2014
Succeeded byJeevan Ram Shrestha
17th Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office
1996 March – 1996 December
MonarchKing Birendra
Preceded byAchyut Krishna Kharel
Succeeded byAchyut Krishna Kharel
Personal details
Born (1949-01-01) 1 January 1949 (age 75)
Kathmandu, Nepal
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepali
Political partyRastriya Prajatantra Party
Parents
  • Rudra Bahadur Pradhan (father)
  • Jagat Kumari Pradhan (mother)
Residence(s)Chakrapath, Ring Road, Kathmandu
Alma materTribhuvan University
OccupationPolitician
Police officer
Awards

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan is a Nepali politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Pradhan had been the chief of Nepal Police during the Maoist's Insurgency.[1]

Pradhan is the current Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party elected from the 2021 general convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[2]

Police career[edit]

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan was appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) in 1997 A.D., but was then replaced by his predecessor, Achyut Krishna Kharel, due to certain "political instabilities (Bam Dev Gautam)", before again becoming IGP.

Political life[edit]

Former IGP Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, is currently Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Pradhan was elected as the Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party from Kamal Thapa Pannel.[3][4][5][6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Police History - Ex-Chief of Police". Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. ^ "राप्रपाको पदाधिकारीमा को–को भए विजयी ? (सूचीसहित)". राप्रपाको पदाधिकारीमा को–को भए विजयी ? (सूचीसहित). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. ^ "Ex-police officers in alternative professions".
  4. ^ "Nepal Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  5. ^ "Ekantipur".
  6. ^ "Nepali taekwondo hits new low".
  7. ^ "Thapa nominated new Chef-de-Mission". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-12.