Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai (Nepali: बाबुराम भट्टराई, pronounced [ˈbaburam ˈbʱʌʈːʌrai̯]; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister, who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party.
Baburam Bhattarai | |
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बाबुराम भट्टराई | |
Bhattarai in 2013 | |
| 35th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 29 August 2011 – 14 March 2013 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Deputy | Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar |
| Preceded by | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Succeeded by | Khil Raj Regmi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Chairman of Nepal Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Raj Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Constituency | Gorkha 2 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Parbati Thapa Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Hari Raj Adhikari |
| Constituency | Gorkha 2 |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 26 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kamala Panta |
| Succeeded by | Hit Raj Pandey |
| Constituency | Gorkha 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1954 Khoplang, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepal Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Fourth Convention) Samyukta Janamorcha UCPN (Maoist) (before 2015) Naya Shakti (2016-2019) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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| Education | Tribhuvan University Panjab University (B.Arch.) SPA New Delhi (M.Tech.) Jawaharlal Nehru University (PhD) |
| Website | www |
Bhattarai was a long-time leading member and deputy chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) prior to founding a new party, Naya Shakti Party, Nepal. He subsequently embraced democratic socialism.
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