The following is a list of the heads of state of Nepal, from the unification of the country and the founding of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1768, to the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in 2008.
The King of Nepal was the country's head of state from the unification and the establishment of the kingdom in 1768 to 2008. Since 2008, the head of state has been the President of Nepal after the abolition of monarchy and the establishment of a republic.
Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)
Nepal was ruled by monarchs of the Shah dynasty from 1768 till the abolition of monarchy in 2008. However, from 1846 until the 1950–1951 revolution, the country was de facto ruled by the hereditary prime ministers of the Rana dynasty, reducing the role of the Shah monarch to that of a figurehead. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the 1st Constituent Assembly. Portrait King Reign House Claim Reign start Reign end Duration 1 Prithvi Narayan Shah 25 September 1768 11 January 1775 Shah King of the Gorkha Kingdom since 1743 2 Pratap Singh Shah 11 January 1775 17 November 1777 Shah Son of Prithvi Narayan Shah 3 Rana Bahadur Shah 17 November 1777 8 March 1799 Shah Son of Pratap Singh Shah 4 Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah 8 March 1799 20 November 1816 Shah Son of Rana Bahadur Shah 5 Rajendra Bikram Shah 20 November 1816 12 May 1847 Shah Son of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah 6 Surendra Bikram Shah 12 May 1847 17 May 1881 Shah Son of Rajendra Bikram Shah 7 Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 17 May 1881 11 December 1911 Shah Grandson of Surendra Bikram Shah 8 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 11 December 1911 7 November 1950 Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 9 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah 7 November 1950 7 January 1951 Shah Grandson of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 7 January 1951 13 March 1955 Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 10 Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 14 March 1955 31 January 1972 Shah Son of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 11 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah 31 January 1972 1 June 2001 Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 12 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah 1 June 2001 4 June 2001 Shah Son of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah 4 June 2001 28 May 2008 Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
Transitional period (State of Nepal, 2007–2008) Under the interim constitution adopted in January 2007, all powers of governance were removed from the king, and the Constituent Assembly elected in 2008 was to decide in its first meeting whether to continue the monarchy or to declare a republic. During the suspension of the monarchy, Girija Prasad Koirala, then Prime Minister of Nepal, acted as the Head of State. On 28 May 2008, the Assembly voted to abolish the monarchy. Ram Baran Yadav was elected by the Constituent Assembly, and was sworn in as the nation's first president on 23 July 2008.
Status:
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)
Timeline
See also History of Nepal King of Nepal President of Nepal
Notes
References
External links List of Nepali heads of state and government World Statesmen - Nepal