Bhim Bahadur Rawal
| Bhim Bahadur Rawal | |
|---|---|
| भीम बहादुर रावल | |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Defence | |
|
Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 14, 1956 Achham, Nepal |
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (UML) |
Bhim Bahadur Rawal (Nepali: भीम बहादुर रावल; born December 14, 1956) is the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Nepal, formerly Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal] from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
Personal life
Rawal was born in Achham, Nepal. He is from Chhetri cast and has a wife and two sons. He obtained both Master's and Bachelor's degrees from the Tribhuwan University and in the 1980s became a lawyer who specialized in legal awareness for the Nepal Bar Association. [1]
Political career
Rawal began his political career when he began serving as Jhalanath Khanal's adviser in 1990. From 1992 to 1993 he served on the United Nations's Cambodian elections panel and later allied himself with Madhav Kumar Nepal. In 1994 he was elected into Parliament following by being its Minister for Commerce, Tourism and Civil Aviation till 1995. From 1998 to 1999 he served the same positions for second term and also was Minister of Science and Technology. In April 2008 he was Proportional representative of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly.[1]
In 2009 he spoke at the Millennium Development Goals' meeting about least developed countries. After the meeting he addressed the Third UN Private Sector Forum regarding poverty and hunger and urged the government and various private sectors to work together in order to form economy's synergy.[2]
In 2014 it was reported that he was injured in an Sharma Oli attack on a campaign trail on Seti-Kathmandu border.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Bhim Rawal, Home Affairs". Telegraph Nepal. August 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Minister Rawal speaks in high-level event". The Himalayan Times. September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ Thira L Bhusal (June 22, 2014). "UML intra-party election turns into bitter rivalry". República. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.