Ram Baran Yadav
Ram Baran Yadav | |
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रामवरण यादव | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2014 | |
| 1st President of Nepal | |
| In office 23 July 2008 – 29 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Parmanand Jha |
| Preceded by | Position established (Girija Prasad Koirala as Acting Head of State of Nepal) |
| Succeeded by | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| General Secretary of the Nepali Congress[1] | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| President | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Man Singh Krishna Prasad Sitaula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1948 Sapahi, Dhanusha, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepali Congress (1968–2008) |
| Spouse | Julekha Yadav |
| Children | Chandra Mohan Yadav Chandra Shekhar Yadav Anita Yadav |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
Ram Baran Yadav (Maithili: डा. राम वरण यादव; born 4 February 1948)[2] is a Nepali politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of republic in 2008.[3] Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001 and general secretary of the Nepali Congress.
Political life
[edit]Yadav served as Minister of State for Health from 1991 to 1994.[4] He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1999 election as a candidate of the Nepali Congress, becoming the Minister of Health in the subsequent government.[5][6][7]
In May 2007, Yadav's residence in Janakpur was attacked by militants of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM). The JTMM put up a seizure notice at the house, hoisted their flags at it and detonated a bomb.[8] Yadav contested the Dhanusa-5 constituency in the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election and won the seat, obtaining 10,392 votes.[9]
Yadav was elected as the first President of Nepal in a second round of voting on 21 July 2008. He received 308 out of the 590 votes cast in the Constituent Assembly,[10] defeating Ram Raja Prasad Singh, who had been nominated by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), in a second round of voting. Yadav was sworn in as president on 23 July 2008. Chief Justice of Nepal Kedar Prasad Giri administered the oath of office and secrecy to Yadav at Shital Niwas, Rastrapati Bhawan. Yadav also administered oath to Vice-president Parmananda Jha.[11]
Yadav discharged various responsibilities in the Nepali Congress Party. He was a member of the Central Working Committee for 15 years, and also a member of Parliamentary Board, and a member of the Discipline Committee of the Party. Before being elected as president, he was General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ".::::: Nepali Congress Party :::::". www.nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b "DR. RAM BARAN YADAV PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NEPAL". Office of The President, Nepal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Physician to become Nepal's first president". International Herald Tribune. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ [1] Archived 24 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal Archived 12 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ aung bakyu (9 June 1999). "N980412". Myanmargeneva.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Front Pages 31 May 1999 / Jestha 17, 2056 Awake Weekly Chronicle (Nepal) Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Ca Election report". Election.gov.np. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "No Nepali president candidate wins simple majority_English_Xinhua". Big5.xinhuanet.com. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "nepalnews.com, President Yadav, VP Jha sworn in". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Madhesi people
- Nepalese Hindus
- Nepali Congress politicians from Madhesh Province
- People from Dhanusha District
- Presidents of Nepal
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Nepal MPs 1991–1994
- Nepal MPs 1999–2002
- Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Nepalese physicians
- Candidates for President of Nepal
- Ramswarup Ramsagar Multiple Campus alumni
- Nepalese expatriates in India