| Dormani Poudel | |
| Native Name: | डोरमणि पौडेल |
| Office: | 1st Chief Minister of Bagmati Province |
| Term Start: | 12 February 2018 |
| Termend: | 18 August 2021 |
| Governor: | Anuradha Koirala Bishnu Prasad Prasain |
| Office2: | 3rd Mayor of Hetauda |
| Term Start2: | 1992 |
| Term End2: | 2005 |
| Deputy2: | Hari Bahadur Mahat |
| Predecessor2: | Omnath Parajuli |
| Successor2: | Hari Bahadur Mahat |
| Party: | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Pharping, Nepal |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Term Start1: | 21 January 2018 |
| Termend1: | 2022 |
| Constituency1: | Makwanpur 1(B) |
| Predecessor: | Office established |
| Successor: | Astalaxmi Shakya |
| Successor1: | Ek Lal Shrestha |
| Predecessor1: | Constituency established |
| Office1: | Member of Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province |
Dormani Poudel (Nepali: डोरमणि पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati Province. He was in office from 12 February 2018 to 18 August 2021.[1] [2] Poudel was elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018, receiving 34 votes among 58 provincial assembly members.[3] He was subsequently appointed the first chief minister of Bagmati Province on 12 February 2018, after taking the oath of office from province governor Anuradha Koirala.[4] He previously served as the mayor of Hetauda from 1992 to 2005.[5] [6] (by Aashish Bhandari)
Poudel was born in Pharping, Kathmandu to Mayanath Poudel and Kul Kumari Poudel. Later, his family moved to Hetauda, Makwanpur.