The position of President of Nepal constitutes the head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 and was created after the country was declared a republic in May 2008. Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...

 was the first head of state of Nepal elected by the major parties on 19 May 2006. The current head of state of Nepal is President 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....

, elected in July 2008,. The President is to be formally addressed as "The Right Honourable ."

History of the Presidency

Under the Interim Constitution

Constitution of Nepal

Nepal is governed under the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007. It came into force on January 15, 2007. the Interim Constitution was drafted by a committee headed by the late Justice Laxman Prasad Aryal...

 adopted in January 2007, all powers of governance were removed from the King of Nepal, and the Nepalese Constituent Assembly

Nepalese Constituent Assembly

The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a unicameral body of 601 members formed as a result of the Constituent Assembly election that was held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly is tasked with writing a new constitution, and it will act as the interim legislature for a term of two years...

 elected in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election

Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008

A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...

 was to decide in its first meeting whether to continue the monarchy or to declare a republic. On 28 May 2008, the Assembly voted to abolish the monarchy.

Presidents of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 (2008–Present)

#	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
–		Head of State Girija Prasad Koirala Girija Prasad Koirala Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July... (1925–2010)	19 May 2006	23 July 2008	Nepali Congress Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
1		President 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.... (1948– )	23 July 2008	Incumbent	Nepali Congress Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...

Latest election

Party	Presidential candidate	Vice-presidential candidate
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Ramraja Prasad Singh	Shanta Shrestha
Nepali Congress Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...	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....	Min Bahadur Bishwokarma
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...	Ramprit Paswan	Astha Laxmi Shakya
Madhesi Janadhikar Forum		Parmanand Jha Parmanand Jha Parmanand Jha is the current Vice President of Nepal and a former Supreme Court judge. He was born and brought up in Darbhanga, Bihar, India. Jha resigned as a judge in December 2007 after he was not proposed by the Judicial Council as a permanent judge at the apex court, following allegations of...

See also

• List of monarchs of Nepal
• List of Prime Ministers of Nepal
• Vice President of Nepal
  Vice President of Nepal
  The position of Vice President of Nepal constitutes the deputy head of State of the country of Nepal and was created when the Nepalese monarchy was abolished in May 2008....