Rabi Lamichhane

Honourable Rabi Lamichhane MP
रबि लामिछाने
Rabi Lamichhane during a Media Briefing
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024 Serving with Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Raghubir Mahaseth
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Purna Bahadur Khadka
Succeeded by	Prakash Man Singh Bishnu Prasad Paudel
In office 26 December 2022 – 27 January 2023 Serving with Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Rajendra Prasad Lingden
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Raghubir Mahaseth Rajendra Mahato
Succeeded by	Purna Bahadur Khadka
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Succeeded by	Ramesh Lekhak
In office 26 December 2022 – 27 January 2023
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Bal Krishna Khand
Succeeded by	Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2023
Preceded by	Dol Prasad Aryal (acting)
In office 1 July 2022 – 27 January 2023
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Dol Prasad Aryal (acting)
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 April 2023
Preceded by	Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Chitwan 2
In office 22 December 2022 – 27 January 2023
Preceded by	Himself
Constituency	Chitwan 2
Personal details
Born	(1975-06-11) 11 June 1975 (age 49)[citation needed] Nagarkot, Kathmandu, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepali (until 2007; 2023-present) American (2007–2017)
Political party	Rastriya Swatantra Party
Spouse(s)	Isha Lamichhane ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2019)​ Nikita Poudel ​ (m. 2019)​
Parent	Lal Chandra Lamichhane (father)
Profession	Journalist Politician

Rabi Lamichhane (Nepali: रबि लामिछाने; Nepali pronunciation: [ɾʌbi lamit͡sʰane]; born 11 June 1975^{[citation needed]}) is a Nepali politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal. A former journalist, Lamichhane became a member of the House of Representatives from Chitwan 2 on 28 April 2023, having previously represented the constituency from December 2022 to January 2023 before being stripped of his position by the Supreme Court.^[1][2]

Prior to entering politics, Lamichhane was a well-known television personality. He gained popularity for his investigative journalism and social activism, particularly his coverage of social and political issues affecting marginalized communities in Nepal.^{[citation needed]}