Prime Minister of Nepal

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री
Emblem of Nepal
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Incumbent KP Sharma Oli since 15 July 2024[1]
Style	The Right Honourable
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Council of Ministers of Nepal Pratinidhi Sabha
Reports to	President of Nepal Pratinidhi Sabha
Residence	Baluwatar, Kathmandu[2]
Seat	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Appointer	President of Nepal
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Bhimsen Thapa
Formation	1806; 218 years ago (1806)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
Website	www.opmcm.gov.np

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Government President: Ram Chandra Poudel Vice President: Ram Sahaya Yadav Executive: Prime Minister (list): KP Sharma Oli Council of Ministers: Oli IV Civil Services Cabinet Secretary Federal Parliament: House of Representatives Speaker: Dev Raj Ghimire Deputy Speaker: Indira Ranamagar House Leader: KP Sharma Oli Opposition Leader: Pushpa Kamal Dahal National Assembly Chairman: Ganesh Prasad Timilsina House Leader: Krishna Prasad Sitaula Opposition Leader: Narayan Kaji Shrestha Judiciary: Supreme Court Chief Justice of Nepal: Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha District Courts
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The prime minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, romanized: Nēpālakō pradhānamantrī) is the head of government of Nepal. Together with their Council of Ministers, the prime minister exercises executive power in the country. The prime minister must enjoy the confidence in the Pratinidhi Sabha before being appointed by the president and shall resign if they are unable to retain the majority in the House.

The residence of the prime minister of Nepal is in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.^[2][3] The seat of the prime minister is Singha Darbar since the time of Chandra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.^[4] The incumbent prime minister is KP Sharma Oli of the CPN (UML), in office since 15 July 2024. He was appointed by the President Ram Chandra Poudel as per Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal.^[5]