The minister of foreign affairs (, or simply, the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most offices in the federal cabinet, the chief responsibility of the foreign minister is to represent Nepal and its government in the international community. The Foreign Minister also plays an important role in determining and implementing Nepalese foreign policy.
The current foreign minister is Shishir Khanal, who assumed office on 27 March 2026 under Prime Mninister Balendra Shah
List of ministers This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Nepal.
Name Portrait Term of office Kingdom of Nepal — Sovag Jung Thapa 1948 1 Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 1948–1951 2 Matrika Prasad Koirala 1951–1952 3 Khadga Man Singh 1952–1953 Matrika Prasad Koirala 1953–1954 4 Dilli Raman Regmi 1954–1955 5 Sovag Jung Thapa 1955–1956 6 Chuda Prasad Sharma 1956–1957 7 Kunwar Inderjit Singh 1957 8 Purendra Bikram Shah 1958–1959 9 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala 1959–1960 10 Tulsi Giri 1960–1962 11 Rishikesh Shah 1962 Tulsi Giri 1962–1963 12 Kirti Nidhi Bista 1963–1968 13 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari 1968–1971 Kirti Nidhi Bista 1971–1972 14 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki 1972–1975 15 Krishna Raj Aryal 1975–1979 Kirti Nidhi Bista 1979 16 K. B. Shahi 1979–1981 17 Surya Bahadur Thapa 1981–1982 18 Padma Bahadur Khatri 1982–1985 19 Ranadhir Subba 1985–1986 20 Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay 1986–1990 21 Hari Bahadur Basnet 1990 22 Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 1990 23 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 1990–1991 24 Girija Prasad Koirala 1991–1994 25 Madhav Kumar Nepal 1994–1995 26 Prakash Chandra Lohani 1995–1997 27 Rabindra Nath Sharma 1997 Prakash Chandra Lohani 1997 28 Kamal Thapa 1997–1998 Girija Prasad Koirala 1998–1999 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 1999 29 Ram Sharan Mahat 1999–2000 30 Chakra Bastola 2000–2001 31 Sher Bahadur Deuba 2001–2002 32 Narendra Bikram Shah 2002–2003 Surya Bahadur Thapa 2003–2004 33 Bhesh Bahadur Thapa 2004 Sher Bahadur Deuba 2004–2005 34 Ramesh Nath Pandey 2005–2006 35 KP Sharma Oli 2006–2007 36 Sahana Pradhan 2007–2008 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 37 Upendra Yadav 2008–2009 38 Sujata Koirala 2009–2011 Upendra Yadav 2011 39 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 2011–2012 40 Ishwar Pokhrel 2012 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 2012–2013 41 Madhav Prasad Ghimire 2013–2014 42 Mahendra Bahadur Pandey 2014–2015 Kamal Thapa 2015–2016 43 Prakash Sharan Mahat 2016–2017 44 Krishna Bahadur Mahara 2017 Sher Bahadur Deuba 2017–2018 45 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 2018–2021 46 Raghubir Mahaseth 2021 KP Sharma Oli 2021 Sher Bahadur Deuba 2021 47 Narayan Khadka 2021–2022 48 Bimala Rai Paudyal 2023 49 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 2023–2023 50 Narayan Prakash Saud 2023–2024 Narayan Kaji Shrestha 2024 51 Arzu Rana Deuba 2024–2025 52 Sushila Karki 2025–2025 53 Bala Nanda Sharma 2025–202654 Shishir Khanal2026–present
References
External links Official Website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs