List of heads of state of Nepal

The following is a list of the heads of state of Nepal, from the unification of the country and the establishment of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1768 to the present day.

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Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)
No. Portrait King
(Birth–Death)		 Reign House Claim
Reign start Reign end Duration
1 Prithvi Narayan Shah
(1723–1775)		 25 September 1768 11 January 1775 6 years, 108 days Shah King of the Gorkha Kingdom since 1743
2 Pratap Singh Shah
(1751–1777)		 11 January 1775 17 November 1777 2 years, 310 days Shah Son of Prithvi Narayan Shah
3 Rana Bahadur Shah
(1775–1806)		 17 November 1777 8 March 1799
(abdicated.)		 21 years, 111 days Shah Son of Pratap Singh Shah
4 Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
(1797–1816)		 8 March 1799 20 November 1816 17 years, 257 days Shah Son of Rana Bahadur Shah
5 Rajendra Bikram Shah
(1813–1881)		 20 November 1816 12 May 1847
(abdicated.)		 30 years, 173 days Shah Son of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
6 Surendra Bikram Shah
(1829–1881)		 12 May 1847 17 May 1881 34 years, 5 days Shah Son of Rajendra Bikram Shah
7 Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
(1875–1911)		 17 May 1881 11 December 1911 30 years, 208 days Shah Grandson of Surendra Bikram Shah
8 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
(1906–1955)		 11 December 1911 7 November 1950
(went into exile.)		 38 years, 331 days Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
9 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
(1947–)		 7 November 1950 7 January 1951
(stepped down.)		 61 days Shah Grandson of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
(8) Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
(1906–1955)		 7 January 1951 13 March 1955 4 years, 65 days Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
10 Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
(1920–1972)		 14 March 1955 31 January 1972 16 years, 323 days Shah Son of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
11 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
(1945–2001)		 31 January 1972 1 June 2001
(assassinated.)		 29 years, 121 days Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
12 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah
(1971–2001)[lower-alpha 1]		 1 June 2001 4 June 2001
(suicide.)		 3 days Shah Son of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
(9) Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
(1947–)[lower-alpha 2]		 4 June 2001 28 May 2008
(deposed.)		 6 years, 359 days Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah

Transitional period (State of Nepal, 2007–2008)
Status
  Denotes Acting Head of State
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
–
Girija Prasad Koirala
(1925–2010)
Acting
[lower-alpha 3]		15 January 200723 July 20081 year, 190 daysCongress

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)
No. Portrait President
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Elected Took office Left Office Time in office
1
Ram Baran Yadav
(born 1948)		200823 July 200829 October 20157 years, 98 daysCongress
2
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
(born 1961)		2015
2018		29 October 2015Incumbent5 years, 90 daysCPN (UML)

See also

Notes
  1. Reigned whilst in a coma, following the royal massacre.
  2. Served as regent for Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah, from 1–4 June 2001.
  3. Simultaneously served as Prime Minister, from 25 April 2006 – 18 August 2008.
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