Sudan Gurung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) |
| Citizenship | Nepali |
| Occupations | Social Activists and Genz Leader |
| Known for | His role in the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests |
| Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Movement | Hami Nepal |
| Children | Unmarried |
Sudan Gurung is the founder [1] and coordinator of the non-governmental organisation Hami Nepal. [2] He emerged as one of the leaders of the Gen Z movement in the aftermath of the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. [3] He participated in extensive negotiations with the President and the Chief of Army Staff (Ashok Raj Sigdel), which led to finalisation of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and dissolution of parliament, paving the way for early elections. [4] He has expressed his intention of running in the 2026 Nepalese general election in a political group, [5] [6] warning that the elections would be obstructed if the needs of Generation Z were not met. [7]
On the night of 14 September 2025, Gurung led protests against interim prime minister Karki demanding her resignation, alleging that she was expanding her cabinet without consultation. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Before getting into philanthropy and political activism, he worked as an event manager and was a DJ. [12]
A career change resulted following the death of his own son, in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. [13] His first immediate action was to work with Bir hospital in Kathmandu, leading a group of volunteers (at the time consisting of 1,000 people) who he had coordinated with the use of social media as to manage the flow of aid to rural areas. On top of coordinating the flow of aid, the group led by Gurung was critical of the government, blaming its corruption as a cause for the undermining of aid efforts. [14]
In 2020, he created Hami Nepal, which at the time had over 1,600 member, acting as an alternative emergency response team to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation helped pregnant women and injured individuals during the 2021 Nepal floods and also was one of the foundations to send aid during the aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. [15] [16] For its effort, the NGO would receive various awards, including the "360 Impact Award", and "Barbara Foundation Covid-19 Barista Samman Award" in 2022. [16]
His first instance of leadership in a wider context of protest was in early 2025, when he had become the head of a protest held at B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, where he demanded more transparency in the institution. [17]
During and in the aftermath of the 2025 Nepalese Gen-Z protests, he assumed a role of a key player and leader of the movement. [3] He also participated in negotiations with Ashok Raj Sigdel, which led to finalisation of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and dissolution of parliament, paving the way for early elections. [4]
He has expressed his intention of running in the 2026 Nepalese general election in a political group rather then an independent candidate, justifying such decision as a strategy. [5] [6] He also warned that the elections would be obstructed if the needs of Generation Z were not met. [7]
On the night of 14 September 2025, Gurung led protests against interim prime minister Karki demanding her resignation, alleging that she was expanding her cabinet without consultation. [8] [9] [10] [11] On 24 November 2025 he led a group of Gen-Zers, alsongside Miraj Dhungana, to protest after failing to meet the Nepali Prime Minister and not being able to submit a complaint regarding the assignment of relatives to political posts within the government. [18] He protested such demands even after that, on 26 November 2025. [19]
On 18 January 2026 he joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party, running on their behalf in Gorkha 1 constituency. [20] [21]
Gurung emphasized that his ideological beliefs include a will for systemic reform, anti-corruption measures, and empowerment of the new generation. [22]