Surya Bahadur Thapa

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Surya Bahadur Thapa (born March 21, 1928) has been Prime Minister of Nepal five times, under three different kings, in a political career lasting nearly 50 years.

His terms have been 1963 to 1964, 1965 to 1969, 1979 to 1983, 1997 to 1998 and 2003 to 2004.

He was appointed for the fifth time by the King on June 4, 2003. He resigned on May 7, 2004, when popular discontent forced the king to appoint a new government and begin relinquishing the control which he had imposed on the government by deposing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. After a period for nominations for a successor, Thapa left office on June 2, 2004, and was succeeded by Deuba.

Thapa received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allahabad University, India and an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Kurukshetra University. Thapa was born in Muga (Dhankutta) Nepal and has one son and three daughters.

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Nepal Damodar Pande • Rana Bahadur Shah Deva • Bhimsen Thapa • Rana Jang Pande • Ranga Nath Poudyal • Puskar Shah • Rana Jang Pande • Ranga Nath Poudyal • Fateh Jang Chautaria • Madhabar Singh Thapa • Fateh Jang Chautaria • Jang Bahadur • Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana • Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana • Jang Bahadur • Ranaudip Singh • Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana • Matrika Prasad Koirala • vacant (1952-1953) • Matrika Prasad Koirala • vacant (1955-1956) • Tanka Prasad Acharya • Kunwar Indrajit Singh • Subarna Shamsher Rana • Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala • Tulsi Giri • Surya Bahadur Thapa • Tulsi Giri • Surya Bahadur Thapa • Kirti Nidhi Bista • vacant (1970-1971) • Kirti Nidhi Bista • Nagendra Prasad Rijal • Tulsi Giri • Kirti Nidhi Bista • Surya Bahadur Thapa • Lokendra Bahadur Chand • Nagendra Prasad Rijal • Marich Man Singh Shrestha • Lokendra Bahadur Chand • Krishna Prasad Bhattarai • Girija Prasad Koirala • Man Mohan Adhikari • Sher Bahadur Deuba • Lokendra Bahadur Chand • Surya Bahadur Thapa • Girija Prasad Koirala • Krishna Prasad Bhattarai • Sher Bahadur Deuba • vacant (2002) • Lokendra Bahadur Chand • Surya Bahadur Thapa • Sher Bahadur Deuba • vacant (2005-2006) • Girija Prasad Koirala

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