Anup Raj Sharma

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Anup Raj Sharma was the Chief Justice of Nepal from 11 February 2010 to 25 March 2010. [1] [2] He was preceded by Min Bahadur Rayamajhi [3] and succeeded by Ram Prasad Shrestha. [4] He was appointed chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2014. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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