Order of Precedence in Nepal

The Order of precedence of Nepal is the protocol list(hierarchy of important positions) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of Nepal. The new order was endorsed by government in Feb 2013. The earlier order was made in 1990 following the restoration of democracy in which PM was in the 10th position after the members of the then royal family. But after the declaration of republic in 2008 there was absence of such a state protocol even more than four years.[1][2][3]

The Nepalese Table of Order of Precedence

Order Position Incumbents
1
Ram Baran Yadav [4]
2
Parmanand Jha[5]
3
  • Prime Minister
Sushil Koirala
4
Ram Kumar Prasad Sah
5
  • Chairman of Constituent Assembly/Speaker
Subas Chandra Nembang
6
  • Former Presidents
  • Deputy Prime Ministers
7
  • Ministers
  • Leader of the Opposition Party
  • Former Vice-Presidents
  • Former Prime Ministers
  • Former Chief Justices
  • Deputy Speaker/Vice Chair Constituent Assembly
8
  • State Ministers
  • Presidents of Parliamentary Committees
9
10
  • Supreme Court Justices
  • Members of Judicial Council
11
  • Assistant Ministers
12
  • Members of Parliament
13
  • Chiefs of Constitutional Bodies
  • Attorney General
  • Chief Secretary
  • Chief of Army Staff
  • General Secretary of Parliament Secretariat
14
  • Chief Justices of Appellate Courts
  • Members of National Planning Commission
  • Members of Constitutional Bodies
  • Governor of Central Bank of Nepal
  • Vice-Chancellors of Universities
15
  • Government Secretaries
  • Special Class Officers
  • Foreign Ambassadors
  • Secretary General of SAARC
  • Nepal’s Ambassadors
  • Supreme Court Register
  • Deputy Attorney Generals
  • Appellate Court Justices
16
  • Lieutenant Generals of Nepal Army
  • Chief of Nepal Police
  • Chief of Armed Police Force
  • Chief of Department of National Intelligence
  • UN Residential Coordinator
17
  • Major Generals of Nepal Army
  • Additional Inspector Generals of Nepal Police
  • Additional Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force
  • Deputy Chief Investigation Officers of Department of National Intelligence
18
  • Presidents of District Development Committees
  • Chiefs of Metropolitan Cities
19
  • Joint Secretaries
  • First Class Gazetted Officials (like chief district officers)
  • Director Generals
  • District Court Judges
  • Chiefs of Sub-Metropolitan Cities
  • Mayors
  • Vice-Presidents of District Development Committees
  • Deputy Mayors
20
  • Consul Generals
  • Chiefs of Public Services Utilities
21
  • Brigadier Generals of Nepal Army
  • Deputy Inspector Generals of Nepal Police
  • Deputy Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force
  • Deputy Inspector Generals of Intelligence Department
22
  • Colonels of Nepal Army
  • Senior Superintendents of Nepal Police
  • Senior Superintendents of Armed Police Force
  • Senior Superintendents of Intelligence Department
23
  • Under Secretaries
  • Directors of Various Government Entities
  • Second Class Gazetted Officials (like local development officers)
24
  • Lieutenant Colonels of Nepal Army
  • Superintendents of Nepal Police
  • Superintendents of Armed Police Force
  • Superintendents of Intelligence Department
25
  • Majors of Nepal Army
  • Deputy Superintendents of Nepal Police
  • Deputy Superintendents of Armed Police Force
  • Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
26
  • Captains of Nepal Army
  • Section Officers
  • Vice-Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
27
  • Lieutenants of Nepal Army
  • Inspectors of Nepal Police
  • Inspectors of Armed Police Force
  • Inspectors of Intelligence Department
28
  • Second Lieutenant of Nepal Army

See also

List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence

Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu

References

  1. "Govt enforces new order of precedence". nepalnews.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  2. "Cabinet puts seal on new republican state protocol". Kathmandu post. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  3. "Govt okays new republican state protocal". ekantipur.com. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  4. "|| Office Of The President - Nepal - Dr. Ram Baran Yadav ||". || Office Of The President - Nepal - Dr. Ram Baran Yadav ||. Office of the President, Nepal. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  5. ":: Office of Vice President of Nepal ::". उपराष्‍ट्रपतिको कार्यालय. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.