Kul Bahadur Khadka
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Lieutenant General
Kul Bahadur Khadka was an officer of the Nepali Army. He was appointed as the acting chief of Army Staff by Prime Minister
Prachanda
on May 3, 2009 when he replaced Chief of Army Staff
General
Rookmangud Katawal
, but Katawal was reinstated by President
Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
on the same night.
Khadka was born in 1951 in a simple peasant family in Lamjung, West Nepal. He joined the Royal Nepalese Army in 1970 and was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1972. After commissioning he went on to finish his Platoon Commander's Battle Course in Warminister, Uk. Khadka is also a graduate of Staff College from Camberley UK. He attended ND course in National Defense College, Islamabad, Pakistan (August 1996 to July 1997) which is a high profile military institutions (now renamed as National Defense University (NDU). One of his course mates Kaleem Saadat subsequently became Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan Air Force). He holds a Masters in Political Science from Tribhuvan University.
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Kul Bahadur Khadka was an officer of the Nepali Army. He was appointed as the acting chief of Army Staff by Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Prachanda
Prachanda
Puspa Kamal Dahal ; born Chhabilal Dahal on 11 December 1954, also known as Prachanda ]]. Prachanda led CPN as it launched an insurgency on 13 February 1996. In 2008 the ensuing civil war culminated in the overthrow of the Shah dynasty in favor of a communist...
on May 3, 2009 when he replaced Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff or Chief of Staff of the Army is the most senior officer in the command structure of many armies. The title comes from the fact that the officer is the chief army aide to the Commander-in-Chief, who is usually the head of state...
General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Rookmangud Katawal
Rookmangud Katawal
General Rookmangud Katowal is the ex-Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army.-Biography:A graduate of the Indian National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nepal's Tribhuwan University and a Masters Degree in National Defence from Pakistan's...
, but Katawal was reinstated by President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
Ram Baran Yadav
Dr Ram Baran Yadav is the current President of Nepal. He was elected in July 2008 and is the country's first President. He previously served as Minister of Health and as General Secretary of the Nepali Congress party....
on the same night.
Khadka was born in 1951 in a simple peasant family in Lamjung, West Nepal. He joined the Royal Nepalese Army in 1970 and was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1972. After commissioning he went on to finish his Platoon Commander's Battle Course in Warminister, Uk. Khadka is also a graduate of Staff College from Camberley UK. He attended ND course in National Defense College, Islamabad, Pakistan (August 1996 to July 1997) which is a high profile military institutions (now renamed as National Defense University (NDU). One of his course mates Kaleem Saadat subsequently became Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan Air Force). He holds a Masters in Political Science from Tribhuvan University.