| Mohammad Lalbabu Raut | |
| Native Name: | लालबाबु राउत |
| Order: | 1st |
| Office: | Chief Minister of Madhesh Province |
| Termstart: | 15 February 2018 |
| Termend: | 11 January 2023 |
| Deputy: | Ram Saroj Yadav |
| Governor: | Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha Tilak Pariyar Rajesh Jha Hari Shankar Mishra |
| Predecessor: | Position created |
| Successor: | Saroj Kumar Yadav |
| Term Start1: | 2017 |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Jagarnathpur, Parsa, Nepal |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
Lalbabu Raut also knows as Mohamed Lalbabu raut (Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri: लालबाबु राउत) is the first Chief Minister of Madhesh Province,[1] one of the seven federal Provinces of Nepal. He is the parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party, Nepal for Madhesh Province.
Raut remains in light in national medias for various irregularities cases during his tenure including the Swachatta Abhiyan, Janaki Mandir beautification, and Beti Bachau Beti Padhau abhiyan for which cases are filed in CIAA.[2] [3] [4]
Before being elected in the first-ever constitutional assembly, Raut had also served few years as a teacher in Thakur-ram Multiple Campus at Birgunj.[5] He belongs to Muslim Raut Family.[6]
Raut, a resident of Parsa was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from Parsa 1(B).[7] Earlier, he served as a member of the Constituent Assembly which promulgated the Constitution of Nepal 2015. On 15 February 2018, Governor Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Raut at the governor's office in Janakpur.
Recently, he lost his home town, Jagarnathpur to Shreekant Prasad Yadav of Nepali Congress while his wife lost as deputy chairperson candidate.[8] [9] [10]