Gajendra Hamal Explained

Gajendra Bahadur Hamal
Native Name:गजेन्द्र बहादुर हमाल
Office:Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Term Start:8 October 2021
Term End:10 October 2021
President:Bidya Devi Bhandari
Primeminister:Sher Bahadur Deuba
Party:Nepali Congress
Birth Place:Banke, Nepal
Nationality:Nepali
Predecessor:Raj Kishor Yadav

Gajendra Bahadur Hamal (Nepali: गजेन्द्र बहादुर हमाल; born 19 February 1954) is a Nepali politician who was briefly the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies in the fifth Deuba cabinet. He resigned after only two days in office[1] when his appointment became controversial after reports suggested he was appointed minister after his brother-in-law Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR,[2] who had earlier reinstated parliament making it possible for Deuba to become prime minister, pressured the coalition partners to appoint two people close to him as ministers.[3] [4]

Hamal is a long-time district-level leader of Nepali Congress from Banke District.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samiti. Rastriya Samachar. 2021-10-10. PM Deuba approves resignation of newly-appointed Industry Minister Hamal. 2021-10-11. The Himalayan Times. en.
  2. Web site: Hamal’s induction into Cabinet gives legal professionals a shock. 2021-10-11. kathmandupost.com. English.
  3. Web site: Gajendra Hamal resigns as minister after controversy. 2021-10-11. kathmandupost.com. English.
  4. Web site: Minister position for non-parliamentarian ‘close to’ chief justice causes uproar. 2021-10-11. kathmandupost.com. English.
  5. Web site: Republica. Carrying the Hindu nation agenda, Hamal becomes minister. 2021-10-11. My Republica. en.