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| Formed | 1950 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
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The Ministry of Defence is governmental body in Nepal that formulates defence policies and coordinates defence affairs with other agencies of the government and the Nepalese Armed Forces.
The origin and evolution of the defence administration of modern Nepal dates back to the unification of Nepal in 1770. From the foundation to until popular movement, the defence administration was directly overseen by the Crown itself.
Before 1950, there was no division of duties between the Ministry and the Army headquarters. The Commander-in Chief and the Senior Commanding General between themselves dealt with the whole range of administration and policy regarding defence. For the first time in the history of Nepal, a separate ministry by the name of Defence Ministry was set up in the interim Government of 1950 headed by Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher. The first Defence Minister was Babar Shumsher . The organizational structure of the Defence Ministry at the time was quite simple having only two branches, Viz. (i) General and (ii) Budget. The Ministry had a secretary, two deputy secretaries, and two assistant secretaries. Since then the ministry has undergone continuous evolution and assumed the present structure.
The Ministry of Defence was established to protect and defend the nation and the people from internal instability and external threats by ensuring the sovereignty, national independence and integrity of the country.
According to Business (Allocation) Regulation 2063, the Ministry of Defense is responsible for following functions:
Ministry of Defence is established as per Government of Nepal Business Allocation Rules, 2069 (2012) with the objective of managing and operating national defence affairs. [1] The Ministry is responsible for maintaining internal as well as external security in order to safeguard the national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Besides its primary responsibility of external security, it is also responsible for maintaining internal law and order by protecting the lives and properties of the people as per the derisory of the government . In this context the principal task of the Defence Ministry is to make policy directions on defence and security matters and communicate them for implementation to the Nepalese Army and its various service departments. Besides, the MoD also acts as a liaison or contact point for communication and interaction for Nepal Army with other Ministries and Departments. [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of all ministers of Defense since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
| Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | |
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| 1 | Interim Prime Minister Khil Raj Regmi [5] | independent | 25 February 2014 | 11 February 2014 |
| 2 | Prime Minister Sushil Koirala | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 |
| 3 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5 November 2015 | 1 August 2016 [6] |
| 4 | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| 5 | Bhimsen Das Pradhan [7] | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
| 6 | Ishwor Pokharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) until 17 May 2018 Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 | 26 February 2018 | 4 June 2021 |
| 7 | Minendra Rijal | Nepali Congress | 8 October 2021 | 16 December 2021 |
| 8 | Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 16 December 2021 | 26 December 2022 |
| 9 | Hari Prasad Upreti | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 17 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 |
| 10 | Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 31 March 2023 |
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