Hari Prasad Upreti | |
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हरि प्रसाद उप्रेती | |
Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 6 March 2024 | |
President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Purna Bahadur Khadka |
Member of Parliament,Pratinidhi Sabha | |
Assumed office 26 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rameshwar Raya Yadav |
Constituency | Sarlahi 3 |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarlahi District | 28 April 1967
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | CPN (UML) |
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