Ram Baran Yadav (born 4 February 1948) is a Nepalese politician and physician. He was the 1st President of Nepal following the declaration of a republic in 2008.[1] He was president from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015.
Ram Baran Yadav रामवरण यादव | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2014 | |
1st President of Nepal | |
In office 23 July 2008 – 29 October 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala Pushpa Kamal Dahal Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Khil Raj Regmi Sushil Koirala Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Vice President | Parmanand Jha |
Preceded by | Position established Girija Prasad Koirala Acting Head of State of Nepal |
Succeeded by | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Minister of Health | |
In office 31 May 1999 – 7 February 2001 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Prime Minister | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala |
Preceded by | Pradeep Nepal |
Succeeded by | Ram Krishna Tamrakar |
Minister of State for Health | |
In office 5 July 1991 – 30 November 1994 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Preceded by | Mathura Prasad Shrestha as Minister of Health |
Succeeded by | Padma Ratna Tuladhar as Minister of Health |
Personal details | |
Born | Sapahi, Nepal | 4 February 1948
Political party | Nepali Congress (1968-2008) |
Spouse(s) | Julekha Yadav |
Children | Chandra Mohan Chandra Shekhar Anita Yadav |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
Yadav was Minister of State for Health in the 1991–1994 Nepali Congress government.[2] He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Physician to become Nepal's first president". International Herald Tribune. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ↑ [1] Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine