Governor of Karnali Province explained

Post:Governor
Body:Karnali Province
Native Name:कोशी प्रदेश प्रमुख
Insigniasize:190px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Karnali Province
Incumbent:Yagya Raj Joshi
Incumbentsince:1 August 2024
Status:Head of state
Style:His Excellency
Department:Government of Karnali Province
Residence:Various
Reports To:President of Nepal
Appointer:President of Nepal
Termlength:5 years
Salary:76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR)[1]

The governor of Karnali Province is the nominal head of state of the Karnali Province of Nepal and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister of Karnali Province, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Karnali Province.[2] [3] [4]

The incumbent, Yagya Raj Joshi, is serving as the governor of Karnali Province since 1 August 2024.

List of governors

NameTook officeLeft officeTenure
1[5] [6] [7] 19 January 20193 November 2019
2[8] [9] 9 November 2021
3Tilak Pariyar11 November 2021[10] [11] 31 July 2024[12]
4Yagya Raj Joshi1 August 2024[13] [14] Incumbent

Selection process

Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

  1. being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
  2. having completed the age of thirty five years, and
  3. not being disqualified by any law.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 September 2021. Know how much a minister, an MP and other high officials earn in Nepal. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907111556/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/know-how-much-a-minister-an-mp-and-other-high-officials-earn-in-nepal.html. 7 September 2021. 7 September 2021. Online Khabar. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission . 2020-06-05 . en-US.
  3. Schedule 6. Nepal. September 20, 2015.
  4. Schedule 9. Nepal. September 20, 2015.
  5. Web site: Republica . Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in . 2023-08-05 . My Republica . en.
  6. Web site: Thapa . Richa . 2018-01-19 . President to administer oath of office to newly appointed guvs at 4:00 pm . 2023-08-05 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  7. Web site: Sureis . 2019-11-04 . Governors of all seven provinces sacked . 2023-08-05 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  8. Web site: Poudel. K. P.. प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण. 2020-06-05. www.presidentofnepal.gov.np. Nepali. 2020-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605065608/https://www.presidentofnepal.gov.np/?p=3667. dead.
  9. Web site: 2019-11-05. President administers oath of office to newly-appointed governors. 2020-06-05. The Himalayan Times. en-US.
  10. Web site: Service . Himalayan News . 2021-11-10 . Three provinces have new governors . 2023-08-05 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  11. Web site: New governors to be appointed for Province 1, Karnali and Sudur Paschim . 2023-08-05 . My Republica . en.
  12. Web site: Three State Chiefs removed . 2024-08-13 . English.MakaluKhabar.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: President Paudel appoints new provincial chiefs in Bagmati, Lumbini and Karnali provinces . 2024-08-13 . My Republica . en.
  14. Web site: Three new province heads sworn in . 2024-08-13 . kathmandupost.com . English.

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